Biography & Autobiography - Women
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites
$19.99 Read moreLouisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee!
Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites is a picture book biography that tells the story of the powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0374313873
- Language: English
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Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs: 25 Tales of Mothers and Daughters
$8.99 Read moreWhat do Beyonc? and Blue Ivy or Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst have in common? What about Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton or Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk? They’re all incredible mot… [more below]
- Series: Rebel Girls Minis
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1734877073
- Language: English
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World Shakers: Inspiring Women Activists
$22.95 Read moreWhat does it take to change the world? Whether it was the rule that forced Muslim women athletes like Ibtihaj Muhammad to choose between competition and wearing hijab or Indigenous women like Mary Two
- Series: Do You Know My Name?
- Author: Wolfe, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1772603228
- Language: English
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
$8.99 Add to cartA fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female scientist who loved reptiles!
While other girls played with dolls, Joan preferred the company of reptiles. She carried her favorite lizard w- Author: Valdez, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0593568850
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World’s First Aquarium
$18.99 Read moreThe inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world’s first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare.
The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Ville- Author: Keating, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0593305116
- Language: English
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Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America’s Most Celebrated Librarian
$18.99 Read moreLibrary Girl is the inspiring childhood story of how beloved librarian, author, and Seattle icon, Nancy Pearl discovered her strengths and realized her passion. It is a loving tribute to the power boo… [more below]
- Author: Clark, Karen Henry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 1632173182
- Language: English
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You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai
$19.99 Read moreMake way for Malala Yousafzai!
It’s Malala Yousafzai like you’ve never seen her before!
Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introd
- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1338895087
- Language: English
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Women Who Launched the Computer Age: Ready-To-Read Level 3
$4.99 Read moreThis book was chosen by the Children’s Book Council as a best STEM book of 2017!
Meet the women who programmed the first all-electronic computer and built the technological language kids today can’t l- Series: You Should Meet
- Author: Calkhoven, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 1481470469
- Language: English
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Wildflower Emily: A Story about Young Emily Dickinson
$14.99 Read moreEmily Dickinson is one of America’s greatest and most original poets of all time. When you hear her name, you may imagine the famous recluse whose withdrawal from society became legendary. But it’s ti
- Author: Corry, Lydia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1250868203
- Language: English
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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
$19.99 Add to cartWangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the peo
- Series: Frances Foster Books
- Author: Nivola, Claire A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0374399182
- Language: English
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It’s Her Story Billie Jean King a Graphic Novel
$10.99 Read moreA graphic novel for children ages 7 to 10. Billie Jean King is an iconic tennis champion and activist who changed the world of women’s sports. She was named the world’s top-ranked female tennis player… [more below]
- Author: Malandrino, Maria Lia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 1503769852
- Language: English
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Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer
$9.95 Read moreA full-color picture book biography about Mary Jackson, who became the first female African American engineer at NASA–includes several STEM activities for some real-world learning connections
When M
- Series: Picture Book Biography
- Author: Diehn, Andi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1619307774
- Language: English
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Do?a Fela’s Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico’s First Female Mayor
$18.99 Add to cartThe inspiring story of Doña Fela, an enterprising woman who broke barriers and stopped at nothing to make the island of Puerto Rico a better home for all.
Though she was born before women on her isl- Author: Brown, Monica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0316178357
- Language: English
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The Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett
$18.99 Read more“Beauties blossom aplenty in this welcome volume. The Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett can’t fail to captivate the minds and hearts of young readers and even, perhaps, plant some seeds there.
- Series: Heroes Remembered #2
- Author: Carpenter, Angelica Shirley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1638191506
- Language: English
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Superheroes Are Everywhere
$17.99 Read moreFrom Vice President Kamala Harris comes a picture book with an empowering message: Superheroes are all around us–and if we try, we can all be heroes too. A #1 New York Times bestseller!
Before Kamala- Author: Harris, Kamala
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1984837494
- Language: English
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Farmer Eva’s Green Garden Life
$19.95 Add to cartPicture book biography about the pioneering woman farmer. The fifth of author Jacqueline Briggs Martin’s award winning “Food Heroes” series.
Farmer Eva Sommaripa founded Eva’s Garden in South Dartmout
- Series: Food Heroes #5
- Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 0998047775
- Language: English
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Finding Rebecca
$19.99 Add to cartFinding Rebecca examines the casual disappearance of America’s first Black female doctor from records and memory. But the search for her story and her final resting place, more than one hundred years … [more below]
- Author: King, Shani Mahiri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1958394084
- Language: English
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Wildflower Emily: A Story about Young Emily Dickinson
$22.99 Read moreEmily Dickinson is one of America’s greatest and most original poets of all time. When you hear her name, you may imagine the famous recluse whose withdrawal from society became legendary. But it’s ti
- Author: Corry, Lydia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1250868211
- Language: English
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Dazzling Zelda: The Story of Fashion Designer Zelda Wynn Valdes
$18.99 Add to cartIn this lustrous nonfiction picture book biography, meet Black fashion icon and design pioneer Zelda Wynn Valdes, whose dresses, gowns, and costumes helped make people shine.
Zelda grew up watching he- Author: Lewis, Aura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1665918292
- Language: English
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Black Girl, Black Girl
$18.99 Read moreFrom the authors of Black Boy, Black Boy comes a new inspiring picture book about self-esteem for black girls, drawing on the history of role models who came before them!
Dear girl, Black girl, rise up
- Author: Kamanda, Ali
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1728271142
- Language: English
