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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
Written by
Laurie Lawlor
and Illustrated by
Laura Beingessner
At an early age, Rachel Carson developed a love of nature. Through tough economic times she took...
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Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World
Written by
Elizabeth Rusch
and Illustrated by
Oliver Dominguez
From a very young age, Nikola Tesla was enchanted by electricity. This is the story of his journey...
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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions
Written by
Chris Barton
and Illustrated by
Don Tate
As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built a...
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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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Lincoln: A Photobiography
Written by
Russell Freedman
A biography of Abraham Lincoln told in illustrations and photographs. The book spans Lincoln’s life...
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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...
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Written by
Eloise Greenfield
and Illustrated by
Jerry Pinkney
An illustrated biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of former slaves who wanted nothing...
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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...
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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...
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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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Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books For The Blind
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Davidson
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Margaret
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Janet Compere
An interesting and thoughtworthy story about the invention of of the braille writing system and the...
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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...
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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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Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium
Written by
Carla Killough McClafferty
Marie Curie's worked on radioactivity changed science forever. Explore the life of one of the most...
5th - 9th
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Vision Of Beauty: The Story Of Sarah Breedlove Walker
Written by
Kathryn Lasky
and Illustrated by
Nneka Bennett
Known as the first self-made female millionaire, Sarah Breedwell Walker was a pioneer entrepreneur...
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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...
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Presenting Buffalo Bill The Man Who Invented the Wild West
Written by
Candace Fleming
Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't...
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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...
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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
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