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Through My Eyes

Written by Ruby Bridges
The autobiography of Ruby Bridges, who recounts what happened in November of 1960, when she became...
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Rad American Women A-Z Rebels Trailblazers and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

Written by Kate Schatz and Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl
Readers will enjoy colorful and hip potraitures of 26 American women from the 18th through 21st...
3rd - 11th

Alexander Graham Bell And The Telephone

Written by Jennifer Fandel and Illustrated by Keith Tucker
Learn all about how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and changed communication.
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Who Is Bill Gates?

Written by Patricia Brennan Demuth and Illustrated by Ted Hammond and Nancy Harrison
In the Who Was...? biography learn all about the life of budding computer whiz and business magnate...
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Who Was Steve Jobs?

Written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso and Illustrated by John O'Brien
In this Who Was...? biography, learn all about the man behind Apple Inc. from his young obsession...
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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...
4th - 7th

Leonardo da Vinci (Giants of Science)

Written by Kathleen Krull and Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
Leonardo DaVinci was a genius of epic proportions and his notebooks prove that his thinking stood at...
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Who Was Walt Disney?

Written by Whitney Stewart and Illustrated by Nancy Harrison
In this Who Was...? biography, learn all about the man behind the magic of Walt Disney Studios. From...
3rd - 7th

Andrew Carnegie

Written by Sarah DeCapua
Readers will be introduced to Andrew Carnegie and his rise from impoverished immigrant to one of the...
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Bill and Melinda Gates

Written by Dana Mechen Rau
Looks at the life of the founder of Microsoft, discusses the history of the company, and describes...
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Bono

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

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

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...
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