Biographical - United States
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My Name Is Phillis Wheatley: A Story of Slavery and Freedom
$9.99 Read moreThis is the remarkable story of Phillis Wheatley, who is born into an African family of griots, or storytellers, but captured by slave raiders and forced aboard a slave ship, where appalling conditio
- Author: Cooper, Afua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1525310860
- Language: English
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Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence
$8.99 Add to cartOlympic dreams come true in this inspiring picture book from Michael Jordan’s mother, author of the New York Times bestselling Salt in His Shoes.
Long before he became a professional All-Star basketba- Author: Jordan, Deloris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1442412704
- Language: English
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Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea
$18.99 Add to cartINSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FROM THE CHILDHOOD OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS
A beautiful, empowering picture book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true st
- Author: Harris, Meena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0062937405
- Language: English
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Mary Wears What She Wants
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the award-winning creator of My Dad Used to Be So Cool and Tough Guys Have Feelings Too comes a charming picture book inspired by the true story of Mary Edwards Walker, a trailblazing 19th-centur
- Author: Negley, Keith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0062846795
- Language: English
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Crazy Horse’s Vision
$12.95 Add to cartThe true story of the great Sioux warrior who, as a young boy, defies tradition and seeks a vision on his own in hopes of saving his people.
Crazy Horse is among the best known Native American heroes.
- Author: Bruchac, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 1584302828
- Language: English
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Betty Before X
$8.99 Add to cartBetty Before X is a powerful middle-grade fictionalized account of the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter Ilyasah Shabazz.
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-o- Author: Shabazz, Ilyasah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 31, 2018
- ISBN10: 1250294185
- Language: English
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Becoming Muhammad Ali
$16.99 Add to cartTwo heavy-hitters in children’s literature deliver a critically acclaimed, bestselling biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali.
★ “This utterly delightful story about Ali’s childhood- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 5, 2020
- ISBN10: 0316498165
- Language: English
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book)
$19.99 Add to cartA Caldecott Honor Book
From a highly acclaimed author and bestselling artist comes a resounding, reverent tribute to Harriet Tubman, the woman who earned the name Mos
A Coretta Scott King Award Winner- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0786851759
- Language: English
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Becoming Muhammad Ali
$8.99 Add to cartTwo heavy-hitters in children’s literature deliver a critically acclaimed, bestselling biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali.
★ “This utterly delightful story about Ali’s childhood- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 03, 2022
- ISBN10: 0316498173
- Language: English
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Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
$9.99 Add to cartIn 1620 an English ship called the Mayflower landed on the shores inhabited by the Pokanoket, and it was Squanto who welcomed the newcomers and taught them how to survive. When a good harvest was gath
- Author: Bruchac, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01, 2007
- ISBN10: 0152060448
- Language: English
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I’m Going to Be a Princess
$17.99 Add to cartWhat will Maya be when she grows up? A rocket scientist like Annie Easley? An Olympic athlete like Alice Coachman? A brain surgeon like Alexa Canady?
In this heart-warming and funny story, Maya disc- Author: Taylor, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887770345
- Language: English
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Mae Among the Stars
$19.99 Add to cartA beautiful picture book for sharing and marking special occasions such as graduation, inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. An Amazon Best Book of
- Author: Ahmed, Roda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 09, 2018
- ISBN10: 0062651730
- Language: English
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Stacey’s Extraordinary Words
$19.99 Add to cart#1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner! The debut picture book from bestselling author Stacey Abrams is an inspiring tale of determination, based on her own childhood.
Stacey is a l
- Series: Stacey Stories
- Author: Abrams, Stacey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 28, 2021
- ISBN10: 0063209470
- Language: English
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Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
$16.99 Read moreIn New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. … [more below]
- Author: Bildner, Phil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 1452125783
- Language: English
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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
$20.99 Add to cartIncludes a song from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Robbie Robertson (The Band)!
STARRED REVIEW *”A much-needed, authentic Native American voice to children’s literature.” —Booklist
STARRED REVIEW- Author: Robertson, Robbie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 08, 2015
- ISBN10: 1419712209
- Language: English
