Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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100 Hispanic and Latino Americans Who Shaped American History
$10.99 Add to cartIncredible stories of 100 extraordinary Hispanic and Latino Americans, for kids 9 and up
The perfect history gift for curious kids, this biography collection includes:
- 100 easy-to-read one-page biograp
- Series: 100
- Author: Laezman, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1728290031
- Language: English
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Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed: Ready-To-Read Level 2
$5.99 Add to cartYoung Sacagawea wants to be as brave as her brother. If only she were allowed to go with him and the other boys on a hunt to prove it But while gathering wood with her grandmother, an angry rattlesna… [more below]
- Series: Ready-To-Read Childhood of Famous Americans
- Author: Krensky, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2002
- ISBN10: 068984803X
- Language: English
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Robert Smalls: American Hero
$19.99 Add to cartRobert F. Kennedy, Jr. tells the story of another great American hero, a man who did not flinch in the face of extraordinary dangers–a man whose dedication to the cause of freedom made him one the mo… [more below]
- Author: Kennedy, Robert F., Jr.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1510778349
- Language: English
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Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring: A Spy on History Book
$9.95 Add to cartYour Mission: Find Mary’s secret diary using spycraft stools to uncover hidden codes
It’s a true story of bravery: Mary Bowser was an African American spy for the Union who worked as a maid in the- Series: Spy on History
- Author: Alberti, Enigma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1523507713
- Language: English
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The Story of Ruby Bridges
$19.99 Add to cartThe inspirational true story of Ruby Bridges.
The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge… [more below]
- Author: Coles, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0590572814
- Language: English
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
$10.99 Add to cartFeatured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia! This is a critically acclaimed look at the life, disappearance, and search for the legendary aviatrix, Amelia Earhart.
On M- Author: Fleming, Candace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0593177843
- Language: English
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom
$7.99 Read moreChildhood of Famous Americans One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiri… [more below]
- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Kudlinski, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0689857454
- Language: English
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On the Horizon
$8.99 Add to cartFrom two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white i
- Author: Lowry, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 0358668077
- Language: English
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Parallel Journeys
$8.99 Add to cartShe was a young German Jew. He was an ardent member of the Hitler Youth. This is the story of their parallel journey through World War II.
Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck were born just a few miles f- Author: Ayer, Eleanor H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: March 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0689832362
- Language: English
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Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies
$19.99 Add to cartWith photographs and stunning illustrations from acclaimed author/artist S.D. Nelson, this thrilling double biography juxtaposes the lives of two enemies whose conflict changed American history: Crazy… [more below]
- Author: Nelson, S. D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1419731939
- Language: English
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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
$9.99 Add to cartThis is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that “radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit” (Washington Post).
In June 1941, th
- Author: Hautzig, Esther
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 006440577X
- Language: English
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Wilma Mankiller
$15.99 Read moreIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected as Principal Chief of t… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #84
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 711271208
- Language: English
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Who Was Ernest Shackleton?
$5.99 Read moreAs a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton’s incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Buckley, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 26 2013
- ISBN10: 0448479311
- Language: English
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I Am Anne Frank
$16.99 Add to cartThe 22nd book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from the Nazis during World… [more below]
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 0525555943
- Language: English
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The Pharaoh vs. the Felines
$21.99 Add to cartTwo ancient empires battle for the upper paw in this fascinating true tale from hiss-tory.
In the 6th century BCE, Egypt and Persia had been squabbling for years over control of the Fertile Crescent. A
- Series: Head-To-Head History #3
- Author: Fox, J. F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1525306529
- Language: English
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Tears of Joy
$10.95 Add to cartThis is the true story of my childhood in Vietnam, born into poverty after the Vietnam War. Through twenty-two attempts of escape, we had to withstand a lot of obstacles and hardships and risk our liv
- Author: Le, Nini
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1649791127
- Language: English
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Jack Montgomery: World War II: Gallantry at Anzio
$16.99 Add to cartJack C. Montgomery was a Cherokee from Oklahoma, and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division Thunderbirds. On February 22, 1944, near Padiglione, Italy, Montgomery’s rifle platoon was under
- Series: Medal of Honor #1
- Author: Spradlin, Michael P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1250157072
- Language: English
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Grace O’Malley: The Queen of the Sea
$9.99 Add to cartGrace O’Malley, The Queen of the Sea is a children’s storybook written and illustrated by Elizabeth O’Neill-Sheehan. Grace was a heroic woman whose legacy as warrior, chieftain, and pirate should ring
- Author: O’Neill-Sheehan, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 22
- Publish Date: February 14 2016
- ISBN10: 1682732207
- Language: English
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Great Lives in Graphics: Anne Frank
$14.99 Add to cartGreat Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way.
Using colorful infographics, this book presents o
- Series: Great Lives in Graphics
- Author: Books, Button
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1787081001
- Language: English
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Annie Oakley: Young Markswoman
$8.99 Add to cartTake a peek into the childhood of Annie Oakley in this edition of one of the most popular educational series for children ever published.
This installment of the Childhood of Famous Americans series g- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Wilson, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 30 1989
- ISBN10: 0689713460
- Language: English
