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Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America


By Kathi Appelt

Reading Level: Late Elementary School, Early Elementary School
Genre: Non Fiction
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers 2005

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A biography of Lady Bird Johnson, who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.

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Caldecott Medal

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Coretta Scott King Award

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