Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
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The Story of Black History Box Set: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers
$34.95 Read moreStories of incredible Black visionaries for kids ages 6 to 9
Meet five amazing individuals who have changed the world through their courage, vision, and determination. This curated box set of Black hi- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Rockridge Press
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1638788723
- Language: English
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Baba’s Gift: A Persian Father’s Love of Family
$18.99 Read moreBaba’s Gift is a radiant celebration of a Persian father’s love of family, from his boyhood in Iran to his new life in America.
Baba enchants his six daughters with his stories, transporting them to h- Author: Ariana Shaheen Amini
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1632173239
- Language: English
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Child of St Kilda
$19.99 Add to cartNorman John Gillies was one of the last children ever born on St Kilda, five years before the whole population was evacuated forever to the British mainland. People had lived on these islands for over… [more below]
- Series: Child’s Play Library
- Author: Waters, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1786281880
- Language: English
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Lucy Sings on Lucy Street
$19.99 Add to cartThis inspiring historical picture book based on the childhood of Lucy Tolliver, the mother of Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts, and written by her siblings, Sally-Ann Roberts and Lawrence Roberts,
- Author: Roberts, Lawrence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 006322254X
- Language: English
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Danza!: Amalia Hern?ndez and El Ballet Folkl?rico de M?xico
$19.99 Add to cartIn the picture book Danza!, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of Amalia Hern?ndez, dancer and founder of El Ballet Folkl?rico de M?xico.
Winner of the Pura Belpr? Aw- Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 22 2017
- ISBN10: 1419725327
- Language: English
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Icy Fruit: How My Grandfather Spread the Joy of Ice Pops Across Taiwan
$18.99 Add to cartThis fun and fascinating biography of a Taiwanese ice pop entrepreneur–the author’s beloved grandfather–is a terrific read-aloud about inventiveness and the treats of summer.
Charlotte Cheng’s grand- Author: Cheng, Charlotte
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 593617754
- Language: English
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The Life Story of Jennifer Hudson
$16.95 Add to cartThis book is based on my life, all the hurt and pain I have experienced in my life from the deaths of my brothers, mom, friends, cousins, and grandfather. When COVID-19 took place in 2020, I began to
- Author: Hudson, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: December 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1637848439
- Language: English
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Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army
$18.99 Add to cartIn the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field at the U.S. Military Academy, home to the bigger, stronger, and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sport… [more below]
- Series: Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books
- Author: Coulson, Art
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 01 2018
- ISBN10: 154350406X
- Language: English
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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
$19.99 Add to cartRECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPR HONOR
* A Today Show’s Best Kids’ Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection *
“An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles
- Author: Denise, Anika Aldamuy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0062748688
- Language: English
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I Am Harriet Tubman
$16.99 Add to cartHarriet Tubman’s heroic and pivotal role in the fight against slavery is the subject of the fourteenth picture book in this New York Times bestselling biography series. (Cover may vary)
This friendly,- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 16 2018
- ISBN10: 073522871X
- Language: English
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Milloo’s Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women’s Education
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the author of Lailah’s Lunchbox and Unsettled comes a powerful picture book biography about Maryam Faruqi, the founder of the Happy Home Schools, which provided education to thousands of girls ac
- Author: Faruqi, Reem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0063056615
- Language: English
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Jacques Pépin: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Read moreDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about French chef Jacques P?pin, who taught countless fans how to cook french meals–and carve lemons into the shape of pigs. Little Golden Book biographi… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Ransom, Candice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0593711653
- Language: English
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A Black Woman Did That
$11.99 Add to cartA Black Woman Did That! spotlights vibrant, inspiring Black women whose accomplishments have changed the world for the better.
A Black Woman Did That! is a celebration of strong, resilient, innovative- Author: Adero, Malaika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1941367518
- Language: English
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Hispanic Star En Español: Ellen Ochoa
$9.99 Read moreLee sobre la primera astronauta Latina en el espacio, Ellen Ochoa, quien se encuentra entre los h?roes hispanos y latinos m?s innovadores e ic?nicos que han dado forma a nuestra cultura y al mundo en
- Series: Hispanic Star
- Author: Edelman, Claudia Romo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1250840171
- Language: Spanish
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Bajo Las Palmas Reales: Una Infancia Cubana
$13.95 Read moreThe author offers young readers an inspiring collection of stories and memoirs drawn from her childhood in Cuba. Heartwarming, poignant, and often humorous, these memories encourage children to discov… [more below]
- Author: Ada, Alma Flor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: March 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1631139711
- Language: Spanish
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The Compton Cowboys: Young Readers’ Edition: And the Fight to Save Their Horse Ranch
$7.99 Read moreIn this young readers’ edition, a rising New York Times reporter tells the compelling story of the Compton Cowboys, a group of African-American men and women who defy stereotypes and continue the prou
- Author: Thompson-Hernandez, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 006295685X
- Language: English
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Jackie Robinson: Baseball’s Great Pioneer
$8.99 Read moreA biography telling the personal life and baseball career of the legendary player, Jackie Robinson. Written in graphic-novel format.
- Series: Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies
- Author: Glaser, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0736861971
- Language: English
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Desde Las Copas de Los Árboles (from the Tops of the Trees)
$12.99 Add to cartA powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream big, now translated into Spanish. At Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, Kalia spend
- Author: Yang, Kao Kalia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 9798765609248
- Language: Spanish
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Grace Lee Boggs
$29.93 Add to cartHave you ever wanted to change the world so people can live better lives? This biography tells the story of philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs who did just that, part of the Leaders Like Us ser
- Series: Leaders Like Us
- Author: Su, Karen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1731656300
- Language: English
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George Washington Carver
$4.99 Add to cartTake a bite into the fascinating history of peanut butter and the man who invented it. Through leveled text and engaging photos, kids meet George Washington Carver and learn about his important work w… [more below]
- Series: Readers BIOS
- Author: Jazynka, Kitson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1426322852
- Language: English
