Ruby Shamir

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1) What's the big deal about elections

Author

Shamir, Ruby

Series

What's the big deal about

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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From ballots to bonfires, from suffrage to stumping, this kid-friendly picture book filled with fun facts and historical trivia shows why voting is so important and why America gets to call its government a body of, by, and for the people. Did you know that Election Day is on Tuesday because that was the best day for farmers to vote? Or that George Washington was our only elected president who ran unopposed? Or that Native Americans were only given...

2) Bunny figures it out

Author

Shamir, Ruby

Pub. Date

2021.

Description

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Bunny askes everyone she knows how to make grape jelly, but when she gets wildly different responses she hops to her local library to track down the answer. Includes a recipe for grape jelly.

3) To the moon!: the true story of the American heroes on the Apollo 8 spaceship

Author

Kluger, Jeffrey

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 12

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The inspiring true story of Apollo 8, the first crewed American spaceship to break free of Earth's orbit and reach the moon.

4) The truths we hold: an American journey

Author

Harris, Kamala

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 11

Formats

Book, CD

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The autobiographical memoir of the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of the State of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate. Harris discusses the impact that her family and community had on her life, and how she came to discover her own sense of self and purpose.

5) Chasing the truth: a young journalist's guide to investigative reporting

Author

Kantor, Jodi

Pub. Date

2021.

Description

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Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists inspire a new generation of investigative reporters as they offer tips and advice for writing stories that can make a difference.