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George Washington (Rookie Biographies®)

Written by Wil Mara
Easy-to-read, large-type text, illustrations, and photographs make this series the perfect...
K - 2nd
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Ellen Ochoa (Welcome Books)

Written by Pamela Walker

Readers are introduced to Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut.

This emergent-reader...

K - 2nd
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Let's Read About...George Washington (Scholastic First Biographies)

Written by Kimberly Weinberger
The perfect combination of simple text and vivid illustrations and photos, Scholastic First...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School

Written by Janet Halfmann and Illustrated by London Ladd
Lilly Ann Granderson, who was enslaved, secretly learned to read and write as a child and passed on...
K - 3rd
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Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, A Life in Nature

Written by Cindy Jenson-Elliott and Illustrated by Christy Hale
As a child, Ansel Adams just couldn't sit still. He felt trapped indoors and never walked anywhere-...
K - 4th
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A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver

Written and Illustrated by Aliki
Brief text and pictures present the life of a man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Snowflake Bentley

Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Illustrated by Mary Azarian
This is the story of snowflake photographer Wilson Bentley’s childhood. He was a self-sufficient...
Pre-K - 3rd
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A Boy Called Slow

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Rocco Baviera
This picture-book biography recounts the boyhood of a real Lakota Sioux named Slow, who grew up in...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message

Written by Chief Jake Swamp and Illustrated by Erwin Printup

A traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a...

Pre-K - 6th
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The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

Written by Deborah Heiligman and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Math in the morning, math in the afternoon, math at night—Paul loved math! He thought about it all...
K - 3rd

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