Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
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The Right to Play: How Jane Addams Fought for America’s Playgrounds
$18.99 Add to cartJane Addams ensured that all children in the United States had the right to play.
When Jane Addams was a little girl, she had a limp that prevented her from running and playing with the other childre- Author: Brown, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0807570745
- Language: English
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Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems
$18.99 Add to cartThe extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman’s life, leadership, spirituality, and relationship with nature, told through powerful poetry and collage.
Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature celebrates the life o
- Author: Brewer, Caroline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1804661449
- Language: English
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Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words
$18.95 Add to cart‘Honest, hopeful, hilarious and heartwarming.’ – Cerrie Burnell
From birthday parties, to navigating the sports field, to being given random free stuff, to juggling hospital visits alongside social li- Author: Catchpole Catchpole Campbell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 0571380026
- Language: English
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Scientists Like Me: Stories, Advice, and Inspiration from 25 Trailblazers with Experiments to Try at Home
$19.99 Add to cartPerfect for science loving kids, this book offers engaging profiles of twenty-five diverse scientists in fields ranging from physics to medicine to programming, paired with hands-on activities that le… [more below]
- Author: Kamin Science Center
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 152351678X
- Language: English
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Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card–And Helped Change History
$18.99 Add to cartA poignant picture book biography on how John Lewis got his library card and helped change history.
All John Lewis wanted was a library card, but in 1956, libraries were only for white people. That di- Author: Zietlow Miller, Pat
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 059352490X
- Language: English
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Be the Light: How She Became Angela Davis
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Peoples, Daria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 63206781
- Language: English
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My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement
$9.99 Add to cartPerfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming, debut author Willie Mae Brown crafts an unforgettable memoir about growing up amidst the civil rights movement in a town at the crossroads
- Author: Brown, Willie Mae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1250848016
- Language: English
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You Are a Star, Martin Luther King, Jr.
$8.99 Add to cartMake way for Martin Luther King, Jr.!
It’s Martin Luther King, Jr., like you’ve never seen him before!
Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Rob
- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1338895109
- Language: English
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Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher
$19.99 Add to cartAcclaimed civil rights icon, Ruby Bridges, shares the touching tale of reuniting with the first-grade teacher who changed her life, Mrs. Henry.
Once again, you have shown me that you never get too old
- Author: Bridges, Ruby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1338753940
- Language: English
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Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope
$18.99 Add to cartGrace Lee Boggs brought gardens to inner cities and planted seeds of hope and activism in the minds of young people.
When Grace Lee Boggs was eight years old, her teacher gave her a copy of The Secre- Author: Daemicke, Songju Ma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0807530123
- Language: English
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The Untold Story of A. Philip Randolph: Union Organizer and Civil Rights Activist
$8.99 Add to cartYou may have heard about labor organizers like Cesar Chavez, who helped organize farmworkers in California. But decades earlier, A. Philip Randolph started a union for Black porters who worked on Pull… [more below]
- Series: First But Forgotten
- Author: Tyner, Artika R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669069907
- Language: English
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The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$7.99 Read moreDiscover the life of Fannie Lou Hamer–a story about using your voice for kids ages 6 to 9
Fannie Lou Hamer was a key figure in the fight for civil rights in the United States. Before she became an imp
- Series: The Story Of: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers
- Author: Weston, Margeaux
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 9798886509373
- Language: English
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Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers
$19.99 Add to cartIn collaboration with the Malcolm X Estate, this powerful biography for young readers is a modern classic in the making, written by #1 New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Ib
- Author: Kendi, Ibram X.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 374311862
- Language: English
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Cesar Chavez: Un Libro Ilustrado
$8.99 Read moreS? se puede! Learn all about the Mexican American activist who fought tirelessly to promote better conditions for workers in this engaging picture book biography, now available in Spanish.
This clear- Series: Picture Book Biography
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0823458687
- Language: Spanish
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Qui n fue C sar Ch vez? (Who Was Cesar Chavez? Spanish Edition)
$6.99 Read moreYa disponible en espa?ol!
Conozca m?s sobre C?sar Ch?vez, el famoso activista mexicoamericano de los derechos civiles. Cuando era joven, C?sar y su familia mexicoamericana trabajaban en los campos c- Series: ?qui?n Fue?
- Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0593754700
- Language: Spanish
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The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$15.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Fannie Lou Hamer–a story about using your voice for kids ages 6 to 9
Fannie Lou Hamer was a key figure in the fight for civil rights in the United States. Before she became an imp
- Series: The Story Of: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers
- Author: Weston, Margeaux
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 9798886509526
- Language: English
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Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out
$17.99 Read more“Muzoon takes readers on her perilous and ultimately hopeful journey from refugee child to advocate for others in need.”
When
–Malala Yousafzai, bestselling author and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize- Author: Almellehan, Muzoon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1984851985
- Language: English
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Kids Who Are Saving the Planet: Ready-To-Read Level 3
$5.99 Add to cartMeet the environmentally-minded kids who are coming up with ways to save the planet in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet … [more below]
- Series: You Should Meet
- Author: Calkhoven, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1534456465
- Language: English
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Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show
$18.99 Add to cartNewbery Honoree Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez–the team behind Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library–reunite to take full measure of an iconic performer and … [more below]
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1536212970
- Language: English
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The Story of Gandhi: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Gandhi–a story for kids ages 6 to 9 about building bridges to peace
Gandhi was one of the most important leaders in history. He used peaceful protests and other nonviolent metho- Series: Story of
- Author: Katz, Susan B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1647399459
- Language: English
