Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music?
$7.95 Add to cartDid you know that John Lennon’s mom called him “Stinker” because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar in the bathroom? Bet you didn’t know that George Harrison once had his f
- Series: Wait! What?
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 132405302X
- Language: English
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Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank
$12.95 Read moreA biography of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the innovative economic concept of micro-lending.
Now in paperback!
Growing up in
- Author: Yoo, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1620148099
- Language: English
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Black Artists Shaping the World
$19.95 Read moreWritten by award-winning Black children’s author Sharna Jackson, this engaging book introduces young readers to twenty-six contemporary artists from Africa and of the African diaspora, working in ever
- Author: Jackson, Sharna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0500652597
- Language: English
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Who Was Gandhi?
$6.99 Add to cartMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the … [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 13 2014
- ISBN10: 448482355
- Language: English
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The History of the Civil Rights Movement: A History Book for New Readers
$7.99 Add to cartAn introduction to the history of the civil rights movement for kids ages 6 to 9
Years ago, American laws were unfair to Black people. Black people were not allowed to shop in the same stores as whit- Series: History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Mallory, Shadae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 163807934X
- Language: English
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
$18.99 Add to cartA Caldecott Honor Book
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer… [more below]- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0763665312
- Language: English
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Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector
$9.99 Read moreThe Minnesota Humanities Center presents Minnesota Native American Lives, three stories of exceptional individuals across sports, language, and government!
Ella Cara Deloria loved to listen to her fami
- Series: Minnesota Native American Lives
- Author: Wilson, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 58
- Publish Date: June 21, 2021
- ISBN10: 1634894456
- Language: English
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Who Was Mark Twain?
$6.99 Read moreA humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huc… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Prince, April Jones
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 105
- Publish Date: May 24 2004
- ISBN10: 448433192
- Language: English
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Who Was Betsy Ross?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Buckley, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 26 2014
- ISBN10: 0448482436
- Language: English
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Vincent Van Gogh (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists)
$7.95 Read moreMeet Artist Vincent van Gogh
Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations tha… [more below]
- Series: Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists (Paperback)
- Author: Venezia, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0531225399
- Language: English
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Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
$12.95 Read moreAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Honor – American Indian Library Association
Saltypie is the sweet taste of Choctaw tears in this powerful picture-book memoir.
Bee stings on the backside! That was
- Author: Tingle, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0892394757
- Language: English
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Latinitas: Una Celebración de 40 Soñadoras Audaces = Latinitas
$19.99 Add to cartIn this Spanish edition of her author-illustrator debut Latinitas, Juliet Men?ndez celebrates inspiring Latinas and Latin American women.
Descubre c?mo cuarenta latinas influyentes se convirtieron en l- Author: Menéndez, Juliet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1250796105
- Language: Spanish
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Who Was Mother Teresa?
$5.99 Add to cartBorn a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and chose the name Sister Teresa, after the patron saint of… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Gigliotti, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 05 2015
- ISBN10: 0448482991
- Language: English
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Who Was Winston Churchill?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch oppon… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 21 2015
- ISBN10: 0448483009
- Language: English
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The Story of Sojourner Truth: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$7.99 Read moreDiscover the life of Sojourner Truth–a story about being bold and brave for kids ages 6 to 9
Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, was one of the most important leaders in the anti-slavery movemen- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Clark, Anita Crawford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9798886509397
- Language: English
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Troublemakers and Superpowers: 29 Stories of People Who Turned Childhood Struggles Into Strengths
$19.99 Add to cartThis unique and hopeful biography collection explores the lives of 29 individuals from diverse backgrounds who turned their childhood struggles – their personal “troublemakers” – into strengths that e… [more below]
- Author: Grand, Keely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 163217300X
- Language: English
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Pitch Perfect and Persistent!: The Musical Debut of Amy Cheney Beach
$18.99 Read moreDiscover the untold yet inspiring story of Amy Beach, musician extraordinaire and the first successful woman composer in America.
With perfect pitch and fierce persistence, Amy Beach always knew she h- Author: Delems, Caitlin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1662680082
- Language: English
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Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman’s Case for Equality and Respect
$19.99 Read moreDiscover the true story of the woman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nicknamed “Red” because of her fiery spirit!
Mary Hamilton grew up knowing right from wrong. She was proud to be Black, and when the ch
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 154156040X
- Language: English
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Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
$24.99 Add to cartShe trusted her immense intuition and generous heart–and published the most. Ursula Nordstrom, director of Harper’s Department of Books for Boys and Girls from 1940 to 1973, was arguably the single m… [more below]
- Author: Marcus, Leonard S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0064462358
- Language: English
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Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter: Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines
$16.99 Add to cart**Freeman Book Awards – Honorable Mention – Children’s and Young Adult’s Literature on East and Southeast Asia
“As a food scientist, she sought to reduce the Philippines’ dependence on imported food,- Author: Olizon-Chikiamco, Norma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0804855323
- Language: English
