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Ellen Ochoa

Written by Annie Buckley

Ellen Ochoa's has a passion for engineering, space, and science. Readers will find out how Ochoa...

4th - 8th

Bono

Written by Christin Ditchfield

Bono and the band U2 have delighted audiences worldwide for more than 20 years. Readers will learn...

4th - 8th

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Written by James M Flammang

Discover how Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two ordinary computer science graduate...

4th - 8th

Madame C. J. Walker

Written by Katie Marsico

A biography of the African American businesswoman whose invention of facial creams and other...

4th - 8th

Yo-Yo Ma (Life Skills Biographies)

Written by Annie Buckley

Yo-Yo Ma is a world-class cellist who has won numerous Grammy awards and is beloved by audiences...

4th - 8th

La pistolera Annie Oakley/Annie Oakley Sharpshooter (Read It Readers En Espanol: Tall Tales Green)

Written by Eric Blair

This book for beginner readers provides the story of Annie Oakley, and explains how she became a sharpshooter and some of her adventures.

K - 4th

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

Written by Joseph Bruchac

As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII.

2nd - 4th

The Story of George Washington Carver

Written by Eva Moore

Young readers meet one of America’s most famous black scientists, whose concern for his people led to discoveries that changed the history of the Southeast. An easy-to-read biography.

3rd - 5th

Abraham Lincoln

Written by Keith Brandt

Young Abraham Lincoln's family didn't have enough money to educate him properly. But through hard work, this amazing boy grew up to become the president of the United States.

3rd - 4th

I Am: LeBron James

Written by Grace Norwich

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

3rd - 5th

I Am: Cleopatra

Written by Grace Norwich

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

3rd - 5th

We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente

Written by Trudie Engel

An easy-to-read biography of Latin American legend, Roberto Clemente, who overcame poverty and racism to become one of the greatest professional baseball players ever.

3rd - 5th

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

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 America's greatest leaders in these accessible, easy-to-read chapter books.

3rd - 4th

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.

4th - 6th

Young Frederick Douglass: Freedom Fighter (First-Start Biography)

Written by Andrew Woods

A biography of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

1st - 4th

Amelia Earhart: Adventure in the Sky (Elementary Bios)

Written by Francene Sabin

A biography of an aviation pioneer, emphasizing her childhood.

2nd - 4th

The Secret Soldier

Written by Ann McGovern

The fascinating story of a young woman who disguised herself as a man and fought bravely for American independence during the Revolutionary War.

3rd - 5th

Johnny Appleseed

Written by Eva Moore

John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) sets out to plant apple trees in the American wilderness and becomes one of America’s legendary heroes.

2nd - 5th

Great Black Heroes: Five Notable Inventors

Written by Wade Hudson

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

Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists

Written by Lynda Jones

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

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, and much more. Readers also learn about flight—from kites to gliders to jet planes.

2nd - 5th

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

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