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Away With Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird
Written by
Lori Mortensen
“Isabella Bird was like a wild vine stuck in a too-small pot. She needed more room. She had to get...
1st - 4th
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Young Clara Barton (Character Counts)
Written by
Sarah Alcott
This book is a biography of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. It is part of a series...
K - 2nd
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A Picture Book of Harry Houdini
Written by
David A. Adler
and Illustrated by
Matt Collins
Harry Houdini repeatedly amazed audiences around the globe with his death-defying acts and illusions...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Colin Powell (Welcome Books™—Real People)
Written by
Mary Hill
This emergent-reader series introduces an array of interesting topics—biographies, American symbols...
K - 1st
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You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?
Written by
Jean Fritz
"If only you'd been a boy," said Lizzie Cady's father when she won a prize for Latin. But Lizzie...
3rd - 7th
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I Am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary People Change the World)
Written by
Brad Meltzer
Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil...
K - 3rd
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Pope Francis (National Geographic Kids)
Written by
Barbara Kramer
Stunning photographs and flawless on-level information introduce young minds to the wonder and...
1st - 3rd
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Go Mo'
Written by
Joe Bubar
This is the amazing story of Mo’ne Davis, first girl to pitch shutout and winning game in Little...
3rd - 5th
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Heroes for All Times
Written by
Natalie Pope Boyce
In these nonfiction companion guides to the best-selling Magic Tree House books, Jack and Annie help...
2nd - 5th
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When I Grow Up: Sonia Sotomayor (Scholastic Reader Level 3)
Written by
AnnMarie Anderson
Meet the first Hispanic woman justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court!
Sonia Sotomayor is one of...
1st - 3rd
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Anne Frank (National Geographic Kids)
Written by
Alexandra Zapruder
Stunning photographs and flawless on-level information introduce young minds to the wonder and...
2nd - 3rd
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Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? (Scholastic Science Supergiants)
Written by
Melvin & Gilda Berger
All about Orville and Wilbur Wright—their favorite hobbies, how their interest in flying came about...
2nd - 5th
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Five Notable Inventors (Great Black Heroes)
Written by
Wade Hudson
and Illustrated by
Ron Garnett
These inspiring chapter-book biographies follow the lives of influential and talented African Americans, detailing the obstacles they overcame in achieving their great accomplishments.
2nd - 4th
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Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists
Written by
Lynda Jones
These inspiring chapter-book biographies follow the lives of influential and talented African...
2nd - 4th
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Scholastic First Biographies: Let's Read About... Martin Luther King, Jr.
Written by
Courtney Baker
Young readers will learn the ways that racism shaped Martin Luther King, Jr.'s early years, and how...
K - 1st
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Johnny Appleseed
Written by
Eva Moore
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) sets out to plant apple trees in the American wilderness and becomes...
2nd - 5th
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The Secret Soldier
Written by
Ann McGovern
The fascinating story of a young woman who disguised herself as a man and fought bravely for...
3rd - 5th
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Abraham Lincoln
Written by
Keith Brandt
Young Abraham Lincoln's family didn't have enough money to educate him properly. But through hard...
3rd - 4th
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Amelia Earhart: Adventure in the Sky (Elementary Bios)
Written by
Francene Sabin
A biography of an aviation pioneer, emphasizing her childhood.
2nd - 4th
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Before I Made History: Take a Giant Leap, Neil Armstrong
Written by
Connie & Peter Roop
Eager young readers will learn amazing anecdotes about the earliest accomplishments of some of...
3rd - 4th
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Before I Made History: Take a Stand, Rosa Parks
Written by
Connie & Peter Roop
Young readers will learn about the events in Rosa's childhood that shaped her view of the world and...
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Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
Written by
Jean Fritz
A delightful, award-winning look at England's King George the Third, who couldn't figure out how to...
5th - 5th
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First-Start Biography: Young Thurgood Marshall
Written by
Eric Carpenter
Created especially for emerging readers, First-Start Biographies explore the childhood years of...
2nd - 2nd
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George Washington (National Geographic Kids)
Written by
Caroline Crosson Gilpin
Stunning photographs and flawless on-level information introduce young minds to the wonder and...
1st - 3rd
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