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  • Winston Churchill: Soldier and Politician

    Tristan Boyer Binns

    Library Binding (Children's Press(CT), Sept. 1, 2004)
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  • Condoleezza Rice: America's Leading Stateswoman

    Christin Ditchfield

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2007)
    Highlights the life and accomplishments of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the second woman and the first African American to hold that office.
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  • Fidel Castro: Cuban Revolutionary

    Brendan January

    Library Binding (Children's Press(CT), Sept. 1, 2003)
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  • George W. Bush: From Texas to the White House

    Libby Hughes

    Library Binding (Children's Press(CT), Sept. 1, 2003)
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  • Jimmy Carter: President and Peacemaker

    David Seidman

    Library Binding (Children's Press(CT), Sept. 1, 2004)
    - One of the few biography series with a full-color interior at this page length (100+ pages)- The book fulfills the page-length requirement (100 pages) for students assigned to do book reports at this grade level.Grades 5-8 National Social Studies StandardsTime, Continuity, and Change: II- Identify and use key concepts, such as chronology, conflict, and change, to explain, analyze, and show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity.Individual Development & Identity: IV- Relates personal change to social, cultural, and historical contexts.Individuals, Groups, & Institutions: V- Demonstrate an understanding of concepts such as status and social class in the interactions of individuals and social groups.Global Connections: IX- Analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, and nations.
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