Brendan January
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In the Middle Eastern nation of Iran, discontent simmered for decades. The Iranian people despised their leader, Reza Shah, who catered to foreign businesses while ruling Iran as a dictator. In 1979 discontent boiled up into all-out revolution. Led by the charismatic Ayatollah Khomeini, the Iranian people seized control and created a new government based on the Islamic religion. The Iranian Revolution quickly became a showdown between the ideas and...
Author
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents volume 4
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of America's fourth president, known as the Father of the Constitution, describing his early life in Virginia and his many years of service in public office.