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Include books by the same authorThe Story of Helen Keller
Lorena A. Hickok · 181 pages
Seven-year-old Helen Keller cannot see, hear, or speak. One day, into Helen's dark, silent world comes a young teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, determined to open the doors of Helen's prison of silence.
Helen Keller's Teacher
Margaret Davidson · 156 pages
Reach for the Sky
Paul Brickhill · 361 pages
A wonderful Biography of Douglas Bader, RAF pilot and ace of the Battle of Britain. He was extraordinary because both legs had to be amputated after a crash before the start of WWII and his tremendous wartime exploits and lifetime of accomplishments were with 2 artificial legs. I first read this book from my Jr high library and it has been a lifetime favorite I have re-read several times.
Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
Doreen Rappaport
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
Kate Clifford Larson · 319 pages
The revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation.
The Other Side of the Mountain: The Story of Jill Kinmont
Evans G. Valens · 285 pages
A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
Jason Roberts · 400 pages
He was known simply as the Blind Traveler. A solitary, sightless adventurer, James Holman (1786-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, helped chart the Australian outback — and, astonishingly, circumnavigated the globe, becoming one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored. A Sense of the World is a s
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Laurie Ann Thompson · 33 pages
The story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family, and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability traces his ongoing achievements as an activist. Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family, and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability, traces his ongoing achievements as an activi
Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
Box Brown · 240 pages
Drawing from historical records about Andre's life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including Hulk Hogan, and his film co-stars (Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, etc), Brown has created in Andre the Giant, the first substantive biography of one of the twentieth century's most recognizable figures.
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
Joseph Lambert · 92 pages
The Boy from Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America
Alan Philps, John Lahutsky · 288 pages
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
Kathleen Krull · 44 pages
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Hayden Herrera · 528 pages
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Jennifer Fisher Bryant
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Peg Kehret · 179 pages
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
Cornelia Meigs · 247 pages
Biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston, to her success as a writer of such classics as Little Women in which she based her works on her own family life. Subsequently published under title: The Story of Louisa Alcott. amazon customer review Susan C. T. (November 17, 2015 - 5 of 5 stars) ''Great biography for you
Who Is Barack Obama?
Roberta Edwards
As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the authorÆs bestselling beginning reader Barack Obama: United States President.
Who Was Marco Polo?
Joan Holub · 105 pages
Una biografía del famoso viajero veneciano medieval, Marco Polo. A biography of the famous medieval Venetian traveler, Marco Polo.
Lincoln: A Photobiography
Russell Freedman · 150 pages
Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.
George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Janet Benge, Geoff Benge · 203 pages
Hana's Suitcase: A True Story
Karen Levine · 111 pages
A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her.
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
Andrea Warren · 146 pages
Blends the personal testimony of Holocaust survivor, Jack Mandelbaum, with the history of his time, documented by photos from the archives of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. What was the secret to surviving the death camps? How did you keep from dying of heartbreak in a place of broken hearts and broken bodies? "Think of it as a game, Jack," an older prisoner tells him. "Play the game right an