Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
$7.99 Add to cartHiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic–the star of her school’s running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the “atom bomb disease,” Sadako faces her future w… [more below]
- Author: Coerr, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 01 1987
- ISBN10: 0698118022
- Language: English
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Who Was Anne Frank?
$6.99 Add to cartIn her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank?
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Abramson, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 18, 2007
- ISBN10: 0448444828
- Language: English
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Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World
$17.99 Add to cartThe instant New York Times bestseller
From the author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully illustrated collectible detailing the lives o- Series: Vashti Harrison #2
- Author: Harrison, Vashti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 06, 2018
- ISBN10: 0316475173
- Language: English
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Because of You, John Lewis
$18.99 Add to cartAn inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and ten-year-old activist Tybre Faw by New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney!
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- Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 07, 2022
- ISBN10: 1338759086
- Language: English
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The Hiding Place
$14.99 Read moreIn this special youth edition, Corrie ten Boom’s remarkable story of heroism and faith inspires a new generation of readers with its timeless message.
- Author: Ten Boom, Corrie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 05 2015
- ISBN10: 0800796276
- Language: English
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The Story of Ruby Bridges
$8.99 Add to cartThe inspirational true story of Ruby Bridges.
The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge
- Author: Coles, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01, 2010
- ISBN10: 0439472261
- Language: English
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Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-Of-Age of Children’s Books
$18.99 Add to cartA Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2023
FIVE STARRED REVIEWS!
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2023“Exuberant.”―Horn Book Magazine, starred review
“Excellent.”–Booklist, starred review
- Author: Markel, Michelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0811879232
- Language: English
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
$17.99 Add to cartAuthor-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller.
An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrate… [more below]- Series: Vashti Harrison #3
- Author: Harrison, Vashti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0316475149
- Language: English
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
$16.99 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Meet the little leaders. They’re brave. They’re bold. They changed the world. Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in history, this book educates and inspires as it rela- Series: Vashti Harrison #1
- Author: Harrison, Vashti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 05, 2017
- ISBN10: 0316475114
- Language: English
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Agent Most Wanted: The Never-Before-Told Story of the Most Dangerous Spy of World War II
$19.99 Read moreA young readers adaptation of Sonia Purnell’s New York Times bestselling book A Woman of No Importance, the story of Virginia Hall; the unassuming American spy who helped the allies win World War II.… [more below]
- Author: Purnell, Sonia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 0593350545
- Language: English
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The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story
$17.99 Add to cartA prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography.
When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. B- Author: Bland Smith, Emma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1623541603
- Language: English
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Stone Girl Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning of Lyme Regis
$8.99 Add to cartDiscover the story of Mary Anning, the world’s best-known fossil hunter.
As a baby, Mary was struck by lightning, then as a little girl she found a fossilised sea monster, the most important prehisto- Author: Anholt, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 28 2006
- ISBN10: 1845077008
- Language: English
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Doña Gracia Saved Worlds
$19.99 Read moreIn 16th-century Portugal, even Do?a Gracia’s Jewish name was a secret. But she and her merchant husband helped other secret Jews, by persuading the king to protect them during the Inquisition. When he
- Author: Goldberg, Bonni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1728466997
- Language: English
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I Am Rosa Parks
$16.99 Add to cartCivil Rights leader Rosa Parks is the 3rd hero in in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary)
Each picture book in this series is a biography of a- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 17, 2014
- ISBN10: 0803740859
- Language: English
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Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II
$18.99 Add to cartWINNER OF THE MILDRED L. BATCHELDER AWARD!
In this award-winning memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time of racial discrimination and war, and discove
- Author: Levi, Lia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 22, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063065088
- Language: English
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Who Was King Tut?
$6.99 Add to cartEver since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. Now, a two-and-a-half-year-long museum exhibit of
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Edwards, Roberta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 02, 2006
- ISBN10: 0448443600
- Language: English
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I Am Benjamin Franklin
$16.99 Add to cartThe 21st book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. who helped draft the Declaration of Ind… [more below]
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 0525555919
- Language: English
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Who Was Helen Keller?
$6.99 Add to cartAt age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sulli
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Thompson, Gare
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 25, 2003
- ISBN10: 0448431440
- Language: English
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Who Was Ben Franklin?
$6.99 Add to cartBen Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied tal
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Fraden, Dennis Brindell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 18, 2002
- ISBN10: 0448424959
- Language: English
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The Who Was? History of the World
$9.99 Add to cartBased on The New York Times Best-Selling series, this timeline of world history gives a fresh take on global events, from King Tut to Malala Yousafzai.
For the first time ever, the Who Was? subjects a- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Manzanero, Paula K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 08, 2019
- ISBN10: 1524788007
- Language: English
