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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us."--
3) Rembrandt
Author
Pub. Date
19--]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time.
4) Anne Frank
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the life of a young Jewish girl who became famous after her death in the Holocaust, when her diary was published.
6) Rembrandt
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Chronicles the life of seventeenth-century Dutch painter Rembrandt, discussing such topics as his marriage, his studio, and his major works, and describes the world in which he lived.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"Fourteen unforgettable true stories of children hidden away during World War II Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, Jaap would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But...
8) Anne Frank
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Discusses the life of Anne Frank, focusing on the years she and her family spent in hiding and the impact of her story upon the world.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Offers a brief introduction to the life and work of nineteenth-century painter Vincent van Gogh, discussing how he developed his artistic style, why he was unsuccessful during his life, how his work became popular decades after his death, and other related topics.
10) Anne Frank
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the life of a Jewish girl who chronicled her day-to-day life in a diary as she hid in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years.
13) Van Gogh
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This Eyewitness Art--Van Gogh, interweaves biography with artistic analysis to provide a complete understanding of van Gogh's character and work.
15) Anne Frank
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a biography of Anne Frank, including the historical events which forced her to hide with her family in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years.
18) Anne Frank
Author
Pub. Date
c1985
Description
Traces the life of the Jewish girl who hid with seven other people in an attic for two years in Nazi-occupied Holland and chronicled her day-to-day life in a diary which was discovered after her death in a German concentration camp.
20) Rembrandt
Author
Pub. Date
[1987]
Description
A brief biography of the seventeenth-century Dutch artist accompanies a discussion of thirteen of his works.