Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of Slavery
$18.99 Add to cartThe true story of one man’s brave plan to free his family from slavery
Lizzy Smalls is proud of her papa, Robert, for being the best boat pilot in Charleston Harbor. But the Smalls family is enslaved- Author: Schanke, Leah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 10 2025
- ISBN10: 080752428X
- Language: English
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At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom
$19.99 Read more- Author: Kelly, Erin Entrada
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0063218909
- Language: English
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Spartacus: The Roman Liberator of Slaves – Ancient History for Kids Children’s Ancient History
$21.99 Add to cartRead the story of Spartacus in the pages of this book of ancient history for kids. Reading about the lives of people from the past will help you understand how they lived what decisions they made and … [more below]
- Author: Baby Professor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 11 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79887E+12
- Language: English
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Harriet Tubman
$15.99 Add to cartPart of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor who “never lost a single passenger.”
Little Harr- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #13
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1786032279
- Language: English
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A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inés
$11.95 Add to cartAn award-winning biography about the inspiring life of Sor Juana In?s de la Cruz.
From a very young age, Juana In?s loved words. When she was three years old, she followed her sister to school and begg
- Author: Mora, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 23 2019
- ISBN10: 1643790587
- Language: English
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The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy
$8.99 Add to cartA brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King
- Author: Magoon, Kekla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0062912526
- Language: English
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When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl’s Story of Virginia’s Lost Generation and the Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka Decision
$19.99 Add to cartA 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Finalist
An awe-inspiring autobiographical picture book about a young African American girl who lived during the shutdown of public schools in Farmville, Virgin
- Author: Gladden, Yolanda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0063011166
- Language: English
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I Am Jackie Robinson
$16.99 Read more“We can all be heroes” is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this title focusing on groundbreaking baseball player, Jackie Robinson … [more below]
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 08 2015
- ISBN10: 0803740867
- Language: English
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George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War
$7.95 Add to cartNow in paperback–the award-winning National Geographic book that presents the untold story of the invisible war behind the American Revolution. A riveting tale of intrigue, spies, counterspies and se… [more below]
- Author: Allen, Thomas B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 09 2007
- ISBN10: 1426300417
- Language: English
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Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence
$20.99 Add to cart“All men are born free and equal.”
Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren’t the only ones who believed that everyone had a ri- Author: Woelfle, Gretchen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0761365893
- Language: English
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
$18.99 Add to cart“Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order.” For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companion- Series: Incredible Lives for Young Readers
- Author: Bryant, Jen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 42
- Publish Date: September 15 2014
- ISBN10: 0802853854
- Language: English
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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
$5.99 Add to cartThe extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate a New Orleans school — now with simple text for young readers
In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an ang
- Series: Scholastic Reader, Level 2
- Author: Bridges, Ruby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0545108551
- Language: English
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Frederick Douglass
$5.99 Add to cartDiscover the world of one of America’s most celebrated abolitionists, writers, and orators in this inspirational biography of Frederick Douglass. Kids will learn about his life, achievements, and the … [more below]
- Series: Readers BIOS
- Author: Kramer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1426327560
- Language: English
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The Ghostly Tales of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
$12.99 Read moreGhost stories from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Welcome to the spooky streets and shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula!
Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk aroun
- Series: Spooky America
- Author: Telgen, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1467197459
- Language: English
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To Be a Slave
$8.99 Add to cartWhat was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the … [more below]
- Series: Puffin Modern Classics
- Author: Lester, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 29 2005
- ISBN10: 0142403865
- Language: English
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
$6.99 Read moreThe perfect biography to “bite into” at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple t… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 08 2005
- ISBN10: 0448439689
- Language: English
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Before She Was Harriet
$8.99 Add to cartAn evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Award-winning picture book.
We know her today as Harriet Tubman, bu- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 11 2019
- ISBN10: 0823444295
- Language: English
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Alexander Hamilton: A Plan for America
$4.99 Read moreThe life of Alexander Hamilton, a key leader in the United States after the Revolutionary War, is introduced in this early reader biography.
Alexander Hamilton was one of America’s founders. He was the
- Series: I Can Read Level 2
- Author: Albee, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0062432907
- Language: English
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Vip: Lewis Latimer: Engineering Wizard
$5.99 Read moreGet ready to light up the world with Lewis Latimer in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the t
- Series: VIP
- Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0062889664
- Language: English
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Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
$8.99 Read moreElizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than accept her lesser status, Elizabeth went
- Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 16 2010
- ISBN10: 0312602367
- Language: English
