Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
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Rosa Parks
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, the “Mother of the Freedom Movement.”
Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she lea- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #9
- Author: Kaiser, Lisbeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1786030187
- Language: English
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You Are a Star, Martin Luther King, Jr.
$19.99 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1338895117
- Language: English
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Black History Little Legends Alphabet
$9.99 Add to cartFrom Ruby Bridges to Barack Obama, Rosa Parks to Malcolm X, Little Legends’ Black History Alphabet will teach your little one the most important A to Z.
- Author: Feiner, Beck
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0645851590
- Language: English
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What Milly Did: The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling
$14.99 Read moreThe extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible.
Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town’s full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the
- Author: Moser, Elise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1554988934
- Language: English
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My Name Is Bana
$18.99 Add to cartA poignant picture book memoir from Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl from Aleppo whose messages to the world have turned her into a global symbol and advocate for refugee rights.
“I just wa- Author: Alabed, Bana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1534412484
- Language: English
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Greta Thunberg
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring true story of Greta Thunberg, the environmental activist.
When youn- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #40
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 0711256454
- Language: English
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Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People
$16.95 Add to cartThe first introductory and illustrated biography of the civil rights icon.
The untold story of Pauli Murray, activist, lawyer, poet, and Episcopal priest, who broke records and barriers throughout her
- Author: Linck, Deborah Nelson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1640655573
- Language: English
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Greta’s Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet
$7.99 Read moreThe inspiring true story of a Greta Thunberg, a young eco-activist whose persistence sparked a global movement.
You are never too young to make a difference. Ever since she learned about climate chang- Author: Camerini, Valentina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1534468781
- Language: English
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Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
$9.99 Read more“The go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students” (Booklist starred review).
In this powerful picture book biography, New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and acclaimed artis
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0063037920
- Language: English
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Resistance: My Story of Activism
$16.95 Read moreBorn in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian immigrants, Frantzy Luzincourt has dedicated his life to service and the empowerment of youth voices. When he was fifteen, Frantzy became the founding president
- Series: I, Witness
- Author: Luzincourt, Frantzy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1324016698
- Language: English
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Born Just Right
$17.99 Read moreFrom tween advocate for limb difference and founder of Project Unicorn Jordan Reeves and her mom, Jen, comes an inspiring memoir about how every kid is perfect just the way they are.
When Jordan Reev- Series: Jeter Publishing
- Author: Reeves, Jordan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1534428380
- Language: English
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Enough! 20+ Protesters Who Changed America
$7.99 Read moreWith a foreword from a Parkland shooting survivor, this lushly illustrated picture book introduces young readers to America’s most influential protesters–from Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr… [more below]
- Author: Easton, Emily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 198483200X
- Language: English
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Forest Fighter: The Story of Chico Mendes
$11.95 Add to cartA picture book that tells the important story of Chico Mendes, who led the fight to protect the Amazon rainforest and demand fair treatment for the people whose livelihoods depended on it.
Chico Mende- Author: Ganeri, Anita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 162371818X
- Language: English
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Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
$11.99 Read more“Uplifting and memorable.”–School Library Journal (starred review)
“Great for reading aloud.”—Booklist (starred review)
Bestselling and multiple Coretta Scott King- and Caldecott-winners Andrea Davis
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 0060821205
- Language: English
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A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
$8.99 Read moreAn introduction to one of the most outstanding Americans of the twentieth century, perfect for young readers.
Born in 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up to become a civil rights leader whose philo- Series: Picture Book Biography
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 1989
- ISBN10: 0823408477
- Language: English
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Righting Wrongs: 20 Human Rights Heroes Around the World
$16.99 Read more2022 INDIES Winner Silver, Juvenile Nonfiction (Children’s)
Many young people aren’t aware that determined individuals created the rights we now take for granted. The idea of human rights is relative- Author: Kirk, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1641605596
- Language: English
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The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams
$19.99 Add to cartThis is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center.
Ever since s- Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 23 2015
- ISBN10: 0805090495
- Language: English
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Irena’s Jars of Secrets
$12.95 Read moreA picture book biography of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped save nearly 2500 Jewish children during the Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II.
Irena Sendler, born to a
- Author: Vaughan Crews, Marcia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 162014252X
- Language: English
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Alice Wong
$12.79 Read moreBe proud. Be seen. Writer and organizer Alice Wong’s life and legacy is explored in this biography for early readers. Her work for disability representation and accessibility is presented in a simple,… [more below]
- Series: My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio
- Author: Hawley, Erin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1668928353
- Language: English
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How to Become an Accidental Entrepreneur
$24.95 Read moreTake a risk! Find your niche! Get to work!
How do entrepreneurs get ideas for a new business and how do they make their businesses thrive? What drives some entrepreneurs to use their ability and wealt
- Series: Accidental
- Author: MacLeod, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 145982833X
- Language: English
