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Real-life heroes / by James Buckley Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Dorling Kindersley readers. 3, Reading alone.Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First American editionDescription: 64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1465462430
  • 9781465462435
  • 1465462449
  • 9781465462442
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What makes a hero? -- Young heroes -- Lifesavers -- Heroes together -- Human rights heroes -- The universal declaration of human rights -- Explorers! -- Space explorers -- Heroes of medicine -- Heroes of science -- Sports heroes -- Awards -- Real-life heroes quiz.
Summary: Provides information on people who have risked their lives to save people, discovered life saving medicine, and explored new places.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Reader 920.02 B924 Available 33111008939742
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Reader 920.02 B924 Available 33111008781433
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the exciting true stories of men and women who have done extraordinary things in this Level 3 nonfiction reader perfect for kids who are starting to read on their own.

From strong-minded people fighting for human rights like Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman, to bold explorers of new horizons, such as Neil Armstrong and Albert Einstein, to heroes of sports like Pelé, Real-Life Heroes celebrates many lives, while also building reading skills and teaching exciting vocabulary.

Perfect for 7-9 year olds starting to read alone, Level 3 titles include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with an increasing amount of text to expand the reader's general knowledge and confidence in reading. Additional information spreads are full of extra facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles, such as flyers, instructions, and record-breaker statistics.

Series Overview: Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny new jackets and brand-new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts and contains a glossary and index, making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3-11.

Includes index.

What makes a hero? -- Young heroes -- Lifesavers -- Heroes together -- Human rights heroes -- The universal declaration of human rights -- Explorers! -- Space explorers -- Heroes of medicine -- Heroes of science -- Sports heroes -- Awards -- Real-life heroes quiz.

Provides information on people who have risked their lives to save people, discovered life saving medicine, and explored new places.

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