Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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Lincoln: A Photobiography
$13.99 Add to cartIn this gripping account of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln, award-winning writer Russell Freedman brings to life the presidential years, scholarly thoughts and r… [more below]
- Author: Freedman, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 25 1989
- ISBN10: 0395518482
- Language: English
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
$10.95 Add to cartTraces the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency to his death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945.
- Author: Freedman, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0395629780
- Language: English
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Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
$13.99 Add to cartA 1994 Newbery Honor Book
The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt traces the life of the former First Lady from her early childhood through the tumultuous years in the White House to her active ro- Series: Clarion Nonfiction
- Author: Freedman, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: April 14 1997
- ISBN10: 0395845203
- Language: English
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Who Was Abigail Adams?
$6.99 Add to cartAbigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to “remember the ladies” and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for eq… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Kelley, True
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 23 2014
- ISBN10: 0448478900
- Language: English
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Outrageous Women of Civil War Times
$14.95 Add to cartFascinating true stories of the most amazing women in American history
They were pioneers and trailblazers, spies and ex-slaves, reformers and first ladies. They became America’s first women nurses, … [more below]
- Series: Outrageous Women #7
- Author: Furbee, Mary Rodd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: April 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0471229261
- Language: English
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Sundar Singh: Footprints Over the Mountains
$11.99 Add to cartSearching since boyhood for the way to God, Sundar Singh found truth in Jesus Christ. At sixteen, the former Sikh became a Christian sadhu, or holy man, and at great risk devoted his life to Christ. W… [more below]
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 183
- Publish Date: April 01 2005
- ISBN10: 157658318X
- Language: English
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Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
$11.95 Add to cartHow much does an elephant weigh? How do you know? How would you know if you didn’t have a modern scale? Six-year-old Cao Chong, the most famous child prodigy in Chinese history, faced just this proble… [more below]
- Author: Daemicke, Songju Ma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1628559047
- Language: English
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What Is the Story of Alice in Wonderland?
$7.99 Read moreWho HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time.
Find out how Alice in Wonderland became a children’s classic. Published in 1865 by British author Lewis Carroll, this fant- Series: What Is the Story Of?
- Author: Rau, Dana M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1524791768
- Language: English
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She Persisted: Harriet Tubman
$6.99 Add to cartInspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds!
In this chapt- Series: She Persisted
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 059311566X
- Language: English
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I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau
$18.95 Read moreI Begin with Spring weaves natural history around Thoreau’s life and times in a richly illustrated field notebook format that can be opened anywhere and invites browsing on every page. Beginning each
- Author: Dunlap, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0884489086
- Language: English
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Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
$12.99 Add to cartA remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas.
Born in the picturesqu- Author: Arce, Julissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 031648170X
- Language: English
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Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
$6.99 Add to cartSusan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women’s rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male coll… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 30 2014
- ISBN10: 044847963X
- Language: English
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Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture a… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 29 2015
- ISBN10: 0448483130
- Language: English
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Who Is Stevie Wonder?
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover more about Stevie Wonder, the music prodigy whose awards include 25 Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Stevie Wonder is one of the most successful singer-songwriter-musician- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Gigliotti, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 0448488582
- Language: English
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Hildegard of Bingen: Woman of Vision
$7.99 Add to cartIn this biography, the first in English for young readers ages 10 and up, explore the life of Hildegard of Bingen, 12th-century woman writer, composer, healer, naturalist, diplomat and philosopher. Re… [more below]
- Author: Reed-Jones, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: November 09 2004
- ISBN10: 0965083314
- Language: English
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Huracán: Mi Historia de Resiliencia
$7.95 Read moreIn 2017, less than three weeks after Salvador Gómez-Colón’s fifteenth birthday, Puerto Rico was struck by a historic Category 4 hurricane. Residents were completely caught in the dark; news about Hu
- Series: I, Witness
- Author: Gómez-Colón, Salvador
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1324052708
- Language: Spanish
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Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball’s Negro Leagues
$9.99 Read moreMamie “Peanut” Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn’t welcome in the segregated All-American Girls Pro Baseball League due to the color of her … [more below]
- Author: Henderson, Leah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1684467993
- Language: English
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Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China
$11.99 Read moreHudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his beloved China. With his heart set in determined obedience to God, and trusting the provision of the One who had called him, Hudson overcame persecutio… [more below]
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 205
- Publish Date: June 17 1999
- ISBN10: 1576580164
- Language: English
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Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability
$19.99 Add to cartNot So Different offers a humorous, relatable, and refreshingly honest glimpse into Shane Burcaw’s life. Shane tackles many of the mundane and quirky questions that he’s often asked about living with
- Author: Burcaw, Shane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1626727716
- Language: English
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Dear America: Young Readers’ Edition: The Story of an Undocumented Citizen
$9.99 Add to cartIn this young readers’ adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story, in light of the 12 million undocum
- Author: Vargas, Jose Antonio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 14 2020
- ISBN10: 0062914626
- Language: English
