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1) Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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A biography focusing on the youth of the nurse who organized the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C., in 1881.

2) Paul Revere, Boston patriot

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

1986, c1946

Language

English

Description

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Presents the boyhood of the well-known Boston silversmith and patriot of the Revolution, famous for his ride to warn the countryside of the approaching British.

3) Bufallo Bill: Frontier Daredevil

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

c1959

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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Concentrates on the boyhood of Bill Cody, Pony Express rider, scout, showman, and buffalo hunter.

4) Tecumseh, Shawnee boy

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs

Pub. Date

1955

Language

English

Description

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The boyhood of the Shawnee Indian who worked to unite the various tribes against invasion by the white man.

5) Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Publisher

Aladdin Books

Pub. Date

1986, c1959

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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Recounts the childhood of the man who was President during the Civil War.

6) Molly Pitcher, young patriot

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Aladdin Books

Language

English

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A childhood biography of the Pennsylvania German woman who became a Revolutionary War heroine when she carried water to American soldiers and even fired a cannon herself during the Battle of Monmouth.

7) Daniel Boone, young hunter and tracker

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Publisher

Aladdin Books

Pub. Date

1986, c1961

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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Recreates the early life of the frontier hero who blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap and led the first white settlers into Kentucky.

8) Wilbur and Orville Wright, young fliers

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Aladdin Books

Pub. Date

1986, c1959

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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Presents the boyhood of the brothers who flew the first airplane in 1903.

9) Sitting Bull: Dakota boy

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Aladdin Books

Pub. Date

1996,c1956

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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A biographical look at the childhood of Sitting Bull, one of the greatest Sioux warriors to fight against the white man.

10) Buffalo Bill: frontier daredevil

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Pub. Date

1959

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

11) George Washington, young leader

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Aladdin/Macmillan

Pub. Date

1986, c1959

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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A childhood biography of a Revolutionary War General and, later the.first President of the United States.

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