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Who Is Michelle Obama?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Format: Book
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Presents the life and accomplishments of the First Lady of the United States, from her childhood in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and her initiatives in the White House.
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Who Was Coretta Scott King?
GAIL HERMAN - Penguin Workshop
Format: Library Binding
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The 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 gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott... |
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Lillian Wald: America's Great Social and Healthcare Reformer
Paul M Kaplan - Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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She was the forgotten greatest social reformer of her time. In this immensely significant biography, Paul Kaplan follows powerful activist Lillian Wald, a social and education reformer dedicated to helping less fortunate citizens in New York. While living there, Wald began campaigning... |
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DK Life Stories: Alexander Hamilton
Jim Buckley - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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In this kids biography, discover the amazing life story of Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father of the United States whose work as an American statesman and strong personality made him an icon of history and popular culture.. Alexander Hamilton is known not only for his political brilliance,... |
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Who Is Michelle Obama?
Megan Stine
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Presents the life and accomplishments of the First Lady of the United States, from her childhood in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and her initiatives in the White House. |
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Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?
Bonnie Bader - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses.Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected... |
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Who Was Nelson Mandela?
Meg Belviso - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country's... |
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Who Was Cesar Chavez?
Dana M Rau - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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Learn 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 well the hardships farm workers faced. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive... |
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DK Life Stories: Martin Luther King Jr.
Laurie Calkhoven - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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In this kids' biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr., whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world.Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous "I have a dream" speech, which he gave during the March on Washington... |
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Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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The truly inspiring story of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious... |
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I Am Harriet Tubman
Grace Norwich - Scholastic
Format: Paperback
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A straightforward biography about Harriet Tubman's struggles and success for both civil and women's rights.With a forward-thinking attitude, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and risked her life countless times to help free 70 others. She became monumental in both the civil rights... |
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Who Was Genghis Khan?
Nico Medina - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book
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Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared. Learn more... |
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Who Was Princess Diana?
Ellen Labrecque - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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Learn how Lady Diana Spencer became the People's Princess as she takes her place in the ranks of the Who Was? series.A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse-drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fairytale princess. Although... |
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Who Was Catherine the Great?
Pam Pollack - Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover
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Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole... |
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Joe Biden: Our 46th President
Beatrice Gormley - Aladdin
Format: Paperback
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from childhood through the Senate to his election as vice president and, in 2020, as president.The road to the presidency of the United States was a long - and determined - one for Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. From Joe's childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware,... |
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Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Patricia Brennan Demuth - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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You've probably seen her on t-shirts, mugs, and even tattoos, well, now that famous face graces the cover of our latest Who Is? title.Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always... |
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Child of the Dream
Sharon Robinson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the civil rights movement. In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"... |
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DK Life Stories: Gandhi
Diane Bailey - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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In this kids' biography, discover the inspiring life story of Mohandas Gandhi, whose teachings of compassion and non-violence helped to win his country's freedom.Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at a time when his home country was choked under the oppression of British rule.... |
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DK Life Stories: Nelson Mandela
Stephen Krensky - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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In this kids biography, discover the inspiring story of Nelson Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after spending 27 years in prison.In 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to a lifetime in jail. His crime? Attempting to overthrow a government that openly discriminated... |
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Who Was Booker T. Washington?
JAMES JR BUCKLEY - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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Learn how a slave became one of the leading influential African American intellectuals of the late 19th century.African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants... |
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