Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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G.O.A.T. Hockey Goalies
$9.99 Read moreFew positions in sports are more important than the hockey goalie. Learn about the greatest goalies in hockey history, explore their impact on the game, and then create your own list of the G.O.A.T. g
- Series: Greatest of All Time Players (Lerner (Tm) Sports)
- Author: Anderson, Josh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765623633
- Language: English
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Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer
$11.99 Add to cartSeven-year-old Nate Saint peered wide-eyed over the cockpit of his older brother Sam’s Challenger biplane. The eastern Pennsylvania countryside was spread out neatly below him like a fine tablecloth. … [more below]
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 201
- Publish Date: May 01 1998
- ISBN10: 1576580172
- Language: English
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The Story of John Lewis: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$10.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of John Lewis–a story for kids 6 to 9 about fighting for a better world
John Lewis was a civil rights leader and United States congressman who never stopped speaking up for justice,- Series: Story of
- Author: Leslie, Tonya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 1638788448
- Language: English
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Who Was Ronald Reagan?
$6.99 Add to cartFrom his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career in politics that took him all the way to the Oval Office, Ronald Reagan kept an abiding faith in America and in… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Milton, Joyce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 29 2004
- ISBN10: 0448433443
- 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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Who Was Jane Austen?
$6.99 Add to cartStep into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved author.
Although Jane Austen’s works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal reco- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Fabiny, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0448488639
- Language: English
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Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
$19.95 Add to cartAWARD WINNING PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY OF THE CHEF WHO KICKSTARTED THE FOOD TRUCK MOVEMENT.
Chef Roy Choi calls himself a “street cook.”
He wants outsiders, low-riders,
kids, teens, shufflers and skateboa… [more below]- Series: Food Heroes #3
- Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 0983661596
- Language: English
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MartÒs Song for Freedom: Martà Y Sus Versos Por La Libertad
$19.95 Read moreA bilingual biography of Jos? Mart?, who dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty-abolishment of slavery, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence from colonialism for all
- Author: Otheguy, Emma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 17 2017
- ISBN10: 0892393750
- Language: Spanish
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Who Was Coretta Scott King?
$6.99 Add to cartThe wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right, playing a prominent role in the African American struggle for racial equality in the 1960s.
Here’s a- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Herman, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0451532619
- Language: English
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The Met Claude Monet: He Saw the World in Brilliant Light
$14.99 Add to cartSee how iconic artists like Claude Monet were influenced by their environments in this beautiful series produced in collaboration with The Met.
See the world through Claude Monet’s’ eyes and be inspir- Series: What the Artist Saw
- Author: Guglielmo, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0744054702
- Language: English
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A Voice of Her Own: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
$7.99 Add to cart“Lasky shows not only the facts of Wheatley’s life but also the pain of being an accomplished black woman in a segregated world.” — Booklist
In 1761, a young girl was sold to the Wheatley family in- Series: Candlewick Biographies
- Author: Lasky, Kathryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 11 2012
- ISBN10: 0763660914
- Language: English
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Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
$6.99 Add to cartAlthough polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in … [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Frith, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0448453460
- Language: English
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Who Was Cesar Chavez?
$6.99 Add to cartLearn more about Cesar Chavez, the famous Latino American civil rights activist.
When he was young, Cesar and his Mexican American family toiled in the fields as migrant farm workers. He knew all too- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1101995602
- Language: English
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Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls’ Rights
$6.99 Add to cartA chapter book edition of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai’s bestselling story of courageously standing up for girls’ education.
Malala’s powerful memoir of risking her life for the right to- Author: Yousafzai, Malala
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0316527157
- Language: English
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Let’s Meet Chicago: Real Kids in the Windy City
$21.99 Add to cartA book for kids by kids that takes you on a tour around Chicago’s neighborhoods. Veteran journalist Alina Dizik interviews school-aged children around the city to learn about their likes, dislikes and
- Author: Dizik, Alina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 38
- Publish Date: April 29 2020
- ISBN10: 0578677601
- Language: English
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G.O.A.T. Basketball Centers
$9.99 Read moreSome of basketball’s greatest and most popular athletes have played the center position. Learn about the top 10 centers in basketball history and create your own list of legendary players.
- Series: Greatest of All Time Players (Lerner (Tm) Sports)
- Author: Lowe, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1728463203
- Language: English
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At the Plate With…Ken Griffey Jr.
$10.99 Add to cartKen Griffey Jr., son of former pro ballplayer Ken Griffey Sr., has baseball in his blood. From his early years hanging out at Yankee Stadium with his father through his high school days as a baseball … [more below]
- Series: Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf
- Author: Christopher, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0316142336
- Language: English
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Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider
$8.99 Read moreFocuses on the childhood of the dynamic president, describing how Teddy worked hard to improve his poor health and developed a lifelong interest in nature and the conservation of natural resources.
Aut… [more below]
- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Parks, Edd Winfield
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 30 1989
- ISBN10: 0689713495
- 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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Corazón de Mexicanos Como Yo: 50 Historias de Personajes Que Rompieron Fronteras
$12.95 Read moreLlamamos hogar al lugar al que pertenece nuestro coraz?n, pero nuestro coraz?n puede echar ra?c es en m?s de un sitio, por eso este segundo volumen rinde homenaje a personajes que han roto fronteras y… [more below]
- Author: Vega, Ana Francisca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 15 2021
- ISBN10: 607078054X
- Language: Spanish
