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Hide books by the same authorEleanor
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.
Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber
Sue Macy · 40 pages
From beloved author Sue Macy comes an illustrated biography of Mary Garber, one of the first female sports journalists in American history!
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell (Christy Ottaviano Books)
Tanya Lee Stone
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
Chris Barton
"A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress"--Provided by publisher.
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.
Those Rebels, John and Tom
Barbara Kerley
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John was short and stout. Tom was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite. John sometimes got along with almost no one. Tom got along with just about everyone. But these two very different gentlemen did have two things in common: they both cared deeply about the American colonies, and neither cared much fo
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Renee Watson · 40 pages
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · 40 pages
This biography profiles the life of Bass Reeves, a former slave who was recruited as a deputy United States Marshal in the area that was to become Oklahoma.
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein
Jennifer Berne · 56 pages
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.
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
Matt de la Pena · 40 pages
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.
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Doreen Rappaport · 48 pages
Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton
Meghan Mccarthy · 48 pages
In the 1930s most girls were happy playing with dolls. But one girl, Betty Skelton, liked playing with airplanes, watching them fly around outside, and even flying airplanes herself! She lived for an adventure—in the air, the water, and on land—and nothing could stop her, especially not being a girl. When Betty Skelton was young there weren’t many women flying airplanes or racing cars, but she
Nelson Mandela
Kadir Nelson · 40 pages
Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.
George Washington
Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire · 55 pages
A simple biography of Washington, telling of the major events in his life and stressing the upbringing that endowed him with the qualities of leadership.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
Carole Boston Weatherford · 45 pages
Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Don Tate · 37 pages
In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time, although not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse.
Benjamin Franklin
Ingri d'Aulaire · 48 pages
A biography of the witty author, scientist, and statesman who helped with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and became the first ambassador of the United States of America.