Biography & Autobiography - Performing Arts
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It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
$19.99 Add to cartThe host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, shares his personal story and the injustices he faced while growing up half black, half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this New York Times
- Author: Noah, Trevor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 09, 2019
- ISBN10: 0525582169
- Language: English
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My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope
$9.99 Add to cartDiane Guerrero, the star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, presents her personal story in this middle-grade memoir about her parents’ deportation and the nightmarish struggles of undocum
- Author: Guerrero, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 16, 2019
- ISBN10: 125030878X
- Language: English
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What You Never Knew about Taylor Swift
$8.99 Read moreTaylor Swift went from singing karaoke in a roadhouse as a young teen to being a musical icon by her twenties. But what is her life like when the cameras aren’t flashing? High-interest details and bol… [more below]
- Series: Behind the Scenes Biographies
- Author: Marx, Mandy R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669040194
- Language: English
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
$12.99 Add to cartThe story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis’s The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the t- Author: Gerstein, Mordicai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 031236878X
- Language: English
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Lucille Ball Had No Eyebrows?
$6.95 Add to cartDid you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio exec
- Series: Wait! What?
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: 16-May-23
- ISBN10: 1324030739
- Language: English
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To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights
$18.99 Add to cartA CCBC 2024 Choices for the Historical People, Places, and Events selection!
Perfect for fans of Hidden Figures and Mae Among the Stars! To Boldly Go tells the true story of Nichelle Nichols and how sh
- Author: Dalton, Angela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: 17-Jan-23
- ISBN10: 0063073218
- Language: English
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My Little Golden Book about Misty Copeland
$5.99 Add to cartHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography all about Misty Copeland, the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black principal dancer! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for youn… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Smith, Sherri L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0593380673
- Language: English
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The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music?
$17.95 Add to cartDid you know that John Lennon’s mom called him “Stinker” because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar in the bathroom? Bet you didn’t know that George Harrison once had his f
- Series: Wait! What?
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1324052163
- Language: English
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Oprah Winfrey: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Add to cartHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about talk show host, producer, and actor Oprah Winfrey. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction fo… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Agostini, Alliah L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0593645251
- Language: English
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Dwayne Johnson: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Add to cartHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson! It’s the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers–as well as fans of all ages… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Berrios, Frank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0593485483
- Language: English
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She Kept Dancing: The True Story of a Professional Dancer with a Limb Difference
$18.99 Read moreThis warm and inviting picture book, cowritten with Catherine Laudone and brightly illustrated by Natelle Quek, takes young readers along on Sydney’s journey–through the joyous ups as well as the cru
- Author: Mesher, Sydney
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1250842670
- Language: English
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Who Was Walt Disney?
$6.99 Add to cartWalt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family’s white house. His family was poor, and the happiest time of hi… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Stewart, Whitney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0448450526
- Language: English
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Dolly Parton
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Dolly Parton, the singer-songwriter and businesswoman.
Little Dolly- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #28
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 04, 2019
- ISBN10: 1786037602
- Language: English
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I Am Mister Rogers
$16.99 Read moreBeloved children’s television host Fred Rogers is the 31st hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 9.
As a shy, young boy, Fred Rogers found comfort in telli- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593533305
- Language: English
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96 Facts about Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More! with Bonus Journal Pages for Writing!
$6.99 Add to cartThe ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Taylor Swift!
Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for any Swiftie.- Series: 96 Facts about . . .
- Author: Kaplan, Arie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 19, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593750934
- Language: English
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Who Is Dwayne the Rock Johnson?
$5.99 Add to cartThis new title in the Who HQ Now format for trending topics details superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s legendary career from the ring to the big screen.
This new title in the Who HQ Now format for- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Buckley, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0593226372
- Language: English
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William Shatner: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Add to cartHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about William Shatner, the actor who explored new worlds on Star Trek. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Hale, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0593569822
- Language: English
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Lucille Ball Had No Eyebrows?
$16.95 Add to cartDid you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio exec
- Series: Wait! What?
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 16, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324030720
- Language: English
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I Am Walt Disney
$16.99 Add to cartThe 18th picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Walt Disney, who made dreams come true. (Cover may vary)
This friendly, fun biography seri- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 0735228752
- Language: English
