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1) Illinois
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book covers the land, history, government, and major industries of Illinois, as well as notable people from the state, including famous figures from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama. Features past-and-present sidebars, a timeline of important events, and key facts about the state.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO & Daughters, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the history, geography, climate, plants and animals, cities, transportation, natural resources, industry, sports, entertainment, and people of Illinois, as well as general facts about the Prairie State.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dramatic account of the 1875 attempt to steal the 16th president's body describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader and how a fledgling Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation.
12) Michelle
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of the First Lady of the United States, from her childhood in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and her initiatives in the White House.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Capsized! details the events leading up to the fateful day of the SS Eastland disaster and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship's capsizing"--
"On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 aboard, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. The disaster took more passenger lives than theTitanic and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes. Capsized! details the events...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks...
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