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1-18 of 18 results for "biography"

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard

This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby....

1st - 4th

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Written by Javaka Steptoe

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a ground-breaking artist in New York City in the 1980s who challenged the...

1st - 5th

Martin's Dream Day

Written by Kitty Kelley

The story of the historic March on Washington on August 28, 1963, written specifically for young...

K - 4th

Rad American Women A-Z Rebels Trailblazers and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

Written by Kate Schatz

Readers will enjoy colorful and hip potraitures of 26 American women from the 18th through 21st...

2nd - 11th

Leonardo da Vinci (Giants of Science)

Written by Kathleen Krull

Leonardo DaVinci was a genius of epic proportions and his notebooks prove that his thinking stood at the edge of the modern world. Explore the story of Leonardo the scientist and artist.

3rd - 7th

Inventing The Future: A Photobiography Of Thomas Alva Edison (National Geographic)

Written by Marfe Ferguson Delano

Holding 1,093 patented inventions, Thomas Edison was a master inventor. Uncover Edison's legacy with original clippings from his notebooks and photos of the genius at work.

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I Am: LeBron James

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

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I Am: Cleopatra

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

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I Am: Walt Disney

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

I Am: George Lucas

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

Willow Smith

Written and Illustrated by _______

Everything kids want to know about eleven-year-old pop sensation Willow Smith, with pages of fun facts and full-color photographs of the singer and her famous family.

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I Am: Sacagawea

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, this insightful...

3rd - 5th

I Am: Albert Einstein

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

I Am: George Washington

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

I Am: Harriet Tubman

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

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I Am: John F. Kennedy

Written by Grace Norwich

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

3rd - 5th

DC Comics Backstories: Princess Leia Bio

Written by Calliope Glass

Who is Princess Leia? How did a princess become a rebel leader? And what happened to her after the...

3rd - 5th

Jack London and the Klondike Gold Rush

Written by Peter Lourie

Swept up in the Gold Rush of 1897, young Jack London headed north to strike it rich in the Klondike...

4th - 6th

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