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The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon
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Include books by the same authorLook Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Annette LeBlanc Cate · 64 pages
A conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching featuring quirky full-color illustrations portray dozens of birds chatting about their distinctive characteristics, including color, shape, plumage, and beak and foot types.
Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds
Olivia Gentile · 352 pages
John James Audubon
Richard Rhodes · 521 pages
"From the historian Richard Rhodes, the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world." "Rhodes shows us young Audubon arriving in New York from France in 1803, his illegitimacy a painful secret, speaking no English but already drawing and observing birds. We see him falling i
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors
Chris Barton
The story of Joe and Bob Switzer who experimented with ultraviolet lights and fluorescent paints and invented a new kind of color called Day-Glo.
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
Debbie Levy · 40 pages
Traces the achievements of the celebrated Supreme Court justice through the lens of her many famous acts of civil disagreement against inequality, unfair treatment, and human rights injustice.
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.
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Jennifer Fisher Bryant · 40 pages
Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. And so he invented his own alphabet—a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still
I am Abraham Lincoln
Brad Meltzer · 40 pages
Focusing on a character trait that makes the featured role model heroic, this book shows how Abraham Lincoln always spoke up about fairness. Abraham Lincoln always spoke up about fairness and thus led the country to abolish slavery. This simple biography follows him from childhood to the presidency, including the Civil War and his legendary Gettysburg Address.
Shy
Deborah Freedman
"Shy loves birds, but he's only ever read about them in books. When a real bird finally comes along, he's dying to meet her, but he's too afraid to get leave the gutter of the book. Can he put aside his fears, step out onto the page, and get to know her?"--
What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!
Barbara Kerley · 48 pages
A brief biography in pictures and simple text of Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife.
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson
Sharon Robinson
As a testament to his courage, Jackie Robinson's daughter shares memories of him, from his baseball career to the day he tests the ice for her, her brothers, and their friends.
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story
Ken Mochizuki · 32 pages
A biography of Chiune Sugihara, who with his family's encouragement saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
Kathryn Lasky · 48 pages
A colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globe's circumference.
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein
Jennifer Berne · 56 pages
She Persisted
Chelsea Clinton · 80 pages
"A nonfiction picture book compilation of the stories of 13 American women who persisted in overcoming obstacles and changing the world"--Provided by publisher. "Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted. Through
Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words
Leda Schubert
The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany
Graeme Gibson · 384 pages
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Laban Carrick Hill
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Renee Watson · 40 pages
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
H. Joseph Hopkins · 32 pages
Learn about Katherine Olivia Sessions who brought trees to San Diego and created what eventually became Balboa Park.
Grandfather Gandhi
Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus · 48 pages
Eleanor
Barbara Cooney · 32 pages
Presents the childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who married a president of the United States and became known as a great humanitarian.