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Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars
Written by
Isabelle Marinov
This is the story of Edwin Hubble, a boy fascinated by the stars who surmounted many hurdles to...
1st - 5th
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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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Harriet Tubman (Hello Reader!® Level 2)
Written by
Catherine Nichols
This biography tells the story of Harriet Tubman, a slave who helped other slaves escape from the...
K - 2nd
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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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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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My First Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Written by
Marion Dane Bauer
The MY FIRST BIOGRAPHY series brings the biggest life stories to the smallest readers. Dr. Martin...
Pre-K - 2nd
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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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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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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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George Washington (Welcome Books—Real People)
Written by
Philip Abraham
This emergent-reader series introduces an array of interesting topics—biographies, American symbols...
K - 2nd
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Helen Keller (Welcome Books—Real People)
Written by
Pamela Walker
This emergent-reader series introduces an array of interesting topics—biographies, American symbols...
K - 2nd
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (National Geographic Kids)
Written by
Kitson Jazynka
Stunning photographs and flawless on-level information introduce young minds to the wonder and...
1st - 3rd
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A Girl Named Helen Keller (Scholastic Hello Reader!® Level 3)
Written by
Margo Lundell
and Illustrated by
Irene Trivas
The true story of Helen Keller, who became blind, deaf, and mute from an illness, and her teacher...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Now And Ben: The Modern Inventions Of Benjamin Franklin
Written and Illustrated by
Gene Barretta
Benjamin Franklin was one of America's most influential figures, and one of its greatest inventors...
K - 4th
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Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog
Written by
Eva Moore
and Illustrated by
Don Bolognese
Great for early readers, follow the story of the world's first seeing eye dog.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books For The Blind
Written by
Davidson
and
Margaret
and Illustrated by
Janet Compere
An interesting and thoughtworthy story about the invention of of the braille writing system and the...
2nd - 5th
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Written and Illustrated by
Javaka Steptoe
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a ground-breaking artist in New York City in the 1980s who challenged the...
1st - 5th
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The Story of Ruby Bridges
Written by
Robert Coles
and Illustrated by
George Ford
The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...
Pre-K - 3rd
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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Written by
Jen Bryant
A picture biography of William Carlos Williams, the poet from Paterson, New Jersey. Inspired by the...
2nd - 5th
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