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DK Life Stories: Katherine Johnson
Ebony Joy Wilkins - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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In this kids' biography, discover the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician and one of the subjects of the best-selling book and movie Hidden Figures.It was an incredible accomplishment when the United States first put a person on the moon--but without the incredible... |
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Who Was Sally Ride?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space! Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an astrophysicist... |
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
Joyce Sidman - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first... |
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Who Is Jane Goodall?
Roberta Edwards - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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A life in the wild! Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa! Goodall's up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them and paved the way for many female... |
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Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?
Bonnie Bader - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early... |
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Who Was Henry Ford?
Michael Burgan - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford's humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric... |
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Who was Isaac Newton
Janet B Pascal - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Format: Print book
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Highlights the life and career of the genius physicist, discussing his childhood years, his time at Cambridge, and his landmark book, known as the "Principia." |
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Who was Milton Bradley
Kirsten Anderson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley. Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved with his family to the working-class city of Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 11. His early life consisted of several highs and lows, from graduating high school and attending Harvard to getting... |
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Who Was Rachel Carson?
Sarah Fabiny - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring, sent shockwaves through the country and warned... |
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Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon
Alex Woolf - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding
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Meet history's game changers! This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.On July 20, 1969, the whole world was watching Neil Armstrong. He was the first person ever to set foot on the moon! But how did he achieve such an amazing feat? From... |
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DK Life Stories: Albert Einstein
Wil Mara - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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In this kids' biography, follow the remarkable life story of Albert Einstein, whose legendary genius and creative imagination made him one of the world's most famous thinkers.Albert Einstein is known as one of the most brilliant people in history. His many theories and discoveries... |
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DK Life Stories: Leonardo da Vinci
Stephen Krensky - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the inspiring story of Leonardo da Vinci, the artist, inventor, and engineer of the Italian Renaissance...Leonardo was a creative genius who wanted to understand how things worked. This book traces his life, from his birth in a hilltop village near Florence, Italy, through to his work... |
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Who Was Marie Curie?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most... |
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