Biography
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Kid Trailblazers: True Tales of Childhood from Changemakers and Leaders
$14.99 Read moreInspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and Jo… [more below]
- Series: Kid Legends
- Author: Stevenson, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1683693019
- Language: English
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Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
$34.99 Read moreFreddie Mercury was one of rock’s most dazzling front men. When he died in 1991, the music world lost one of its most flamboyant characters, as well as a supremely talented writer and vocalist. Best k… [more below]
- Author: Blake, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 23 2016
- ISBN10: 1495030113
- Language: English
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Grandmother’s Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing
$15.00 Read moreA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
- Author: Al-Rawi, Rosina-Fawzia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 15 2012
- ISBN10: 1566563267
- Language: English
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The Who Was? Trivia Book
$6.99 Read moreHistory’s most famous figures are showcased in this funny and factual trivia book, based on the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series!
What do you get when you mix Jeopardy-style fun facts wi- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Elling, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0593222237
- Language: English
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Annapurna: A Woman’s Place
$19.95 Read moreIn August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalaya to make history as the first Americans–and the first women–to scale the treacherous slopes of Annapurna I, the world’s tenth … [more below]
- Author: Blum, Arlene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 1619026031
- 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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Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin’s Sniper
$32.95 Read moreThe wartime memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a remarkable document: the publication of an English language edition is a significant coup. Pavlichenko was World War II’s best scoring sniper and had a … [more below]
- Series: Greenhill Sniper Library
- Author: Pavlichenko, Lyudmila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1784382701
- Language: English
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What Happened
$18.99 Add to cart“An engaging, beautifully synthesized page-turner” (Slate). The #1 New York Times bestseller and Time #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most personal memoir yet, about the 2016 … [more below]
- Author: Clinton, Hillary Rodham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 1501178407
- Language: English
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Shedding Our Stars: The Story of Hans Calmeyer and How He Saved Thousands of Families Like Mine
$17.95 Add to cartFrom his post at the headquarters of the German occupation during World War II, Hans Calmeyer surreptitiously saved thousands of Jewish lives in the Netherlands. Here, Laureen Nussbaum describes how C… [more below]
- Author: Nussbaum, Laureen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1631526367
- Language: English
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James Herriot’s Animal Stories
$25.00 Read moreThis collection of tales about the beloved veterinarian’s encounters with various members of the animal kingdom is the perfect gift for anyone who has ever loved a pet.
When you enter the world of Ja- Author: Herriot, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1250059356
- Language: English
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The Names of the Stars: A Life in the Wilds
$18.00 Read more2016 Montana Book Award Honor Book
From the Author of Indian Creek Chronicles and the Winner of Five PNBA Awards, Pete Fromm’s New Memoir Sees His Return to the Wilderness to Explore a Life Lived in th- Author: Fromm, Pete
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1250139198
- Language: English
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Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery
$17.99 Add to cartA poignant young adult graphic memoir that follows one teen’s year abroad in Japan, as she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity.
Christine has always felt she is just half: Half Ame- Author: Mari, Christine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 031641672X
- Language: English
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48 Peaks: Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains
$17.95 Add to cartFloundering in her second career, the one she’s always wanted, forty-eight year old Cheryl Suchors resolves that, despite a fear of heights, her mid-life success depends on hiking the highest of the g… [more below]
- Author: Suchors, Cheryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 11 2018
- ISBN10: 1631524739
- Language: English
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American Presidents Coloring Book
$5.99 Add to cartFrom George Washington to Joseph R. Biden Jr., this fact-filled coloring book chronicles the history of all 46 US Presidents. Each Chief Executive is depicted in an image drawn from real life, and mos… [more below]
- Series: Dover History Coloring Book
- Author: Copeland, Peter F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 08 2001
- ISBN10: 0486413241
- Language: English
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How Emily Saved the Bridge: The Story of Emily Warren Roebling and the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
$19.99 Read moreThe amazing story of Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who stepped in to oversee the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was completed in 1883.
Emily was not an engineer, but she was educated in
- Author: Wishinsky, Frieda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1773061046
- Language: English
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
$17.00 Read moreThe bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
I am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said mus- Author: Yousafzai, Malala
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 08 2015
- ISBN10: 0316311197
- Language: English
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Basketball Biographies for Kids: The Greatest NBA and WNBA Players from the 1960s to Today
$12.99 Add to cartIntroduce kids to the NBA and WNBA’s most outstanding players with sports biographies for ages 8 to 12
Basketball is filled with inspiring stories of world-class athletes rising above adversity to shin
- Series: Sports Biographies for Kids
- Author: Chandler, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1638783799
- Language: English
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Emma’s Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty
$9.99 Add to cartA celebration of our nation’s melting pot, this beautifully illustrated origin story of the Statue of Liberty honors a poet who has advocated for the voiceless.
“Give me your tired, your poor
Your h- Author: Glaser, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 10 2013
- ISBN10: 0544105087
- Language: English
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Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White
$15.99 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award
A People Magazine Best Children’s Book
A Washington Post Best Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
Boston Globe–Horn Book Nonfiction Awar… [more below]- Author: Sweet, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0358137292
- Language: English
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Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter!
$16.99 Read moreWhen Jack Horner was a child, nothing fascinated him more than fossils. Dinosaur fossils to be exact. He hunted for them at every chance he got and dreamed of being a great paleontologist. But school … [more below]
- Author: Gholz, Sophia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1534111190
- Language: English
