Biography & Autobiography - Political
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By: Loewen, Nancy
Kwame Nkrumah: Warrior King
$10.99PaperbackAdd to cartFor more than a century, Ghana was under colonial rule–until one man led the charge for freedom.
Kwame Nkrumah, the country’s first Prime Minister and later President, played a crucial role in ending
- Series: Difference Makers
- Author: Loewen, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2026
- ISBN10: 9798896050117
- Language: English
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By: Parks, Rosa
Rosa Parks: My Story
$9.99PaperbackRead moreRosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defian… [more below]
- Author: Parks, Rosa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0141301201
- Language: English
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By: Rediker, Marcus
Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery
$19.95HardcoverAdd to cartBenjamin Lay’s remarkable life story can be a lesson in courage and hope for us all.
Fearless Benjamin tells the story of a courageous little person, only four feet tall, who fought slavery at a time
- Author: Rediker, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 9798887441405
- Language: English
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Claudia Dijo ?S?!: La Historia de la Primera Presidenta de M?xico
$18.95HardcoverAdd to cartSPANISH LANGUAGE EDITION
*STARRED REVIEW*“A wonderfully detailed yet succinct biography focusing on Sheinbaum’s impact on the world, this is a great first purchase.” —School Library Journal
“This book
- Author: Cohen, Deborah Bodin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1681157225
- Language: English
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What Louis Brandeis Knows: A Crusader for Social Justice Becomes a Supreme Court Justice
$18.99HardcoverAdd to cartBefore Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there was Louis D. Brandeis: a lawyer/activist turned Supreme Court Justice who drew on common sense and Jewish values to make a difference.
This nonfiction picture book fo- Author: Michelson, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1662680635
- Language: English
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Zohran Walks New York
$18.99HardcoverAdd to cart“…promises to be cute.”–The Cut (New York Magazine)
This love letter to New York City shows Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani walking through all five boroughs and celebrating the people- Author: Von Platen, Millie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1662681550
- Language: English
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Claudia Said S?!: The Story of Mexico’s First Woman President
$19.95HardcoverRead more*STARRED REVIEW* “A wonderfully detailed yet succinct biography focusing on Sheinbaum’s impact on the world, this is a great first purchase.” School Library Journal
From social justice activist to Nobe
- Author: Cohen, Deborah Bodin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1681157136
- Language: English
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By: Kramer, Barbara
Sonia Sotomayor (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
$5.99PaperbackRead moreExplore one of the most recognized names in modern America with this biography of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Kids will learn about her rise to be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice a… [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Kids Readers
- Author: Kramer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1426322895
- Language: English
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By: Krull, Kathleen
No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
$17.99HardcoverAdd to cartFrom award-winning author Kathleen Krull comes an empowering, inspiring picture book biography–with dazzling illustrations from artist Nancy Zhang–about the second female justice of the Supreme Cour
- Author: Krull, Kathleen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 27 2018
- ISBN10: 0062560115
- Language: English
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By: Krull, Kathleen
No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
$9.99PaperbackAdd to cartFrom award-winning author Kathleen Krull comes an empowering, inspiring picture book biography–with dazzling illustrations from artist Nancy Zhang–about the second female justice of the Supreme Cour
- Author: Krull, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0062662791
- Language: English
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By: López, Silvia
Sonia Sotomayor: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99HardcoverAdd to cartHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers–as well as fans of all ages!
Th- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: L?pez, Silvia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0593427432
- Language: English
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Nelson Mandela
$15.99HardcoverRead moreIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black president and hi… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #73
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0711257914
- Language: English
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If Kamala Can: . . . You Can Too!
$18.99HardcoverAdd to cartIf Kamala can, so can I! From the newly-announced Young People’s Poet Laureate comes a powerful and inspiring picture book that shares how each milestone and moment in Kamala Harris’s life represents
- Author: Boston Weatherford, Carole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1464247986
- Language: English
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By: Gifford, Clive
Amazing Facts: Kamala Harris
$6.99PaperbackAdd to cartCelebrate the 2024 election with this fascinating book of facts about Kamala Harris, her family, her childhood, her hobbies, and her homelife–perfect for 8+ and fully illustrated throughout!
Did you k
- Author: Gifford, Clive
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0063440946
- Language: English
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By: Krull, Kathleen
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
$19.99HardcoverAdd to cartDiscover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the mastermind behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, in this fascinating picture book biograp… [more below]
- Author: Krull, Kathleen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1481491512
- Language: English
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By: Hubbard, Crystal
Who Was Shirley Chisholm?
$6.99PaperbackAdd to cartRead all about about the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in this empowering addition to the Who Was? series.
Shirley Chisholm showed interest in politics early on, majoring in sociology at- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Hubbard, Crystal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0593750268
- Language: English
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Rosa Parks
$6.99PaperbackAdd to cartA chapter book biography for early readers about one of the women who sparked the Civil Rights movement, by legendary author Eloise Greenfield and with illustrations by Gil Ashby.
When Rosa Parks was g
- Author: Greenfield, Eloise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 29 1995
- ISBN10: 0064420256
- Language: English
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By: Sabin, Jennifer
The Founders Unmasked
$8.99PaperbackRead more“Its power to spark important conversations should not be underestimated.” —Booklist
“A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past.” —Sherri L. Smith, award-wi- Series: True History
- Author: Sabin, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0593386108
- Language: English
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By: Warren, Sarah
Stacey Abrams: Lift Every Voice
$20.95HardcoverRead moreHow do we move our country forward? Stacey Abrams has an answer in this bright and stirring biography, perfect for discussions of voting rights and how people working together can make a difference.
St
- Author: Warren, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1643794973
- Language: English
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By: Colbert, David
Martin Luther King Jr.
$8.99PaperbackAdd to cartDiscover ten crucial days in the life of activist and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in this installment of the 10 Days series.
Martin Luther King, Jr., lived 14,325 days, but then of th- Series: 10 Days
- Author: Colbert, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1416968059
- Language: English














