Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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Mae Jemison: The First African American Astronaut Women Astronaut Book Grade 3 Children’s Biographies
$30.99 Add to cartWho said women can’t go to space? Who said African American women can’t? Mae Jamison challenged society when she decided to become an astronaut. Read about her inspiring story through this amazing boo… [more below]
- Author: Dissected Lives
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1541975448
- Language: English
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The Story of the Wright Brothers: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright–a story for kids 6 to 12 about making ideas take flight
The Wright brothers were the first people ever to build and fly an airplane, doing what many pe- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Whipple, Annette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: July 28 2020
- ISBN10: 164739239X
- Language: English
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Native American Heroes: Osceola, Tecumseh & Cochise
$4.99 Add to cartNovember is Native American Heritage month
Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three par… [more below]
- Author: McGovern, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0545467209
- Language: English
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Thurgood Marshall
$8.99 Add to cartGet to know the first African American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!
The childhood of civil rights hero and Supreme Court Justic- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Dunham, Montrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0689820429
- Language: English
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Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
$9.99 Add to cartA heartwarming portrait of an unforgettable woman by the critically acclaimed author of Abe’s Honest Words and Martin’s Big Words.
This picture book biography is an excellent and accessible introduct- Series: Big Words #6
- Author: Rappaport, Doreen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 148474960X
- Language: English
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Snowshoe Thompson: Sierra Mailman
$7.99 Add to cartThe Fields of Silver and Gold series brings the past alive. Meet the trailblazers and the pioneers, the first people and the famous explorers, the legends and the everyday heroes that shaped the histo
- Series: Fields of Silver and Gold #2
- Author: Smith, John L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: October 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1953055060
- Language: English
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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
$10.99 Add to cartPublishers Weekly Best Book * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children’s Book * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice
In the tradition of The Diary of Anne Frank and I Am Malala, this is the incred
- Author: Jiang, Ji-Li
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 23 2018
- ISBN10: 0061667714
- Language: English
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My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s List
$8.99 Add to cartThe astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust with the help of Oskar Schindler, of Schindler’s List fame.
Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family — along
- Author: Greene, Joshua M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 133859382X
- Language: English
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Who Was Annie Oakley?
$6.99 Add to cartYou want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-ri… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Spinner, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 18 2002
- ISBN10: 0448424975
- Language: English
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Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing People Who Stood Up and Stood Out
$17.99 Add to cartBoys will be boys and girls will be girls? Not in this book.
The follow-up to Ben Brooks’s New York Times bestselling Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, this book offers more extraordinary true… [more below]- Series: The Dare to Be Different
- Author: Brooks, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 0762468556
- Language: English
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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci
$8.99 Add to cartAn introduction to Leonardo da Vinci’s genius focusing on his famous notebook sketches and the modern inventions they predicted.
In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a single-span bridge; in- Author: Barretta, Gene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 21 2016
- ISBN10: 1250079608
- Language: English
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Aboard the Titanic (a True Book: The Titanic)
$7.99 Read moreRediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built!
There were close to 2,200 people aboard the Titanic for its maiden voyage, including about 900 crew members. Among the ship’s fir
- Series: A True Book (Relaunch)
- Author: Son, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1338840517
- Language: English
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Building the Titanic (a True Book: The Titanic)
$7.99 Add to cartRediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built!
At the time of its construction, the Titanic was an engineering wonder. At 882 feet, 8 inches long — a distance of more than fou
- Series: A True Book (Relaunch)
- Author: Shepherd, Jodie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1338840487
- Language: English
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Anne Frank
$5.99 Add to cartAnne Frank is one of the first of many National Geographic Readers that highlight important historical figures. This level-3 reader brings an understanding of her historical significance to a whole ne… [more below]
- Series: Readers BIOS
- Author: Zapruder, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 06 2013
- ISBN10: 1426313527
- Language: English
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Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation
$16.95 Add to cartAn unusual and thought-provoking collection of biographies that tell the story of the two great movements in European history that ushered in modern times. Many of the figures will be familiar (Da Vin… [more below]
- Author: Shearer, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: September 01 1996
- ISBN10: 1882514106
- Language: English
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The History Channel This Day in History for Kids: 1001 Remarkable Moments & Fascinating Facts
$25.00 Add to cartAn exciting, visual adventure through history with day-by-day accounts of extraordinary events, notable people, and incredible inventions for kids ages 8-12.
History comes alive in this beautifully il- Author: Bova, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 195839579X
- Language: English
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Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter
$8.99 Read moreFrom the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Never Caught and She Came to Slay comes a vibrant middle grade biography of Susie King Taylor, one of the first Black Civil War nurses, in a ne… [more below]
- Series: Rise. Risk. Remember. Incredible Stories of Courageous Black Women
- Author: Dunbar, Erica Armstrong
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1665919930
- Language: English
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Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963)
$16.99 Read moreAn incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the civil rights movement.
In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares o… [more below]
- Author: Robinson, Sharon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1338282808
- Language: English
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Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter
$5.99 Add to cartLearn about the inspiring life of Harriet Tubman in this early reader biography. This I Can Read book is an excellent choice to share in the classroom or at home.
Harriet Tubman was a brave woman who w
- Series: I Can Read Level 2
- Author: Hohn, Nadia L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 31 2018
- ISBN10: 0062432842
- Language: English
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Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
$9.99 Add to cartAny person who leaves
the country to go to another
and later returns
will be put to death.This was the law in Japan in the early 1800s. When fourteen-year-old Manjiro, working on a fishing boat to help s
- Author: Blumberg, Rhoda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: January 07 2003
- ISBN10: 068817485X
- Language: English
