Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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Who Is Michelle Obama?
$5.99 Add to cartBorn into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as t… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Stine, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0448478633
- Language: English
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Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space
$18.99 Read moreA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids
The inspirational story of Mary Sherman, the world’s first female rocket scientist, who overcame gender barriers and many failures to succeed. Growing up i- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1684372410
- Language: English
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Who Was Harry Houdini?
$6.99 Add to cartEvery kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a fa… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Sutherland, Tui
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 22, 2002
- ISBN10: 0448426862
- Language: English
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Who Is Zendaya?
$5.99 Add to cartKids voted for who they wanted to learn about in the next WhoHQ Now title and the #1 New York Times bestselling series now features one of Hollywood’s brightest young stars… Zendaya!
Zendaya began h- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Anderson, Kirsten
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0593523474
- Language: English
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Meet Travis Kelce: Kansas City Chiefs Superstar
$9.99 Add to cartKansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is one of the best in the NFL. In the 2022-2023 season, he helped lead his team to victory in the Super Bowl. Explore his life and career.
- Series: Sports Vips (Lerner (Tm) Sports)
- Author: Stabler, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765623657
- Language: English
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Vision: My Story of Strength
$16.95 Add to cartEver since Precious Perez was a child, she has loved to sing. Born and raised outside Boston, her family joked that she’d eventually study at Berklee College of Music. But when a high school music tea
- Series: I, Witness
- Author: Perez, Precious
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 8, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324052295
- Language: English
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Who Is Derek Jeter?
$6.99 Add to cartWhen Derek Jeter was eight years old, he announced that he was going to play baseball for the New York Yankees. Jeter earned the attention of major league scouts in high school and was drafted to the … [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Herman, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 18 2015
- ISBN10: 0448486970
- Language: English
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Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
$19.99 Read moreFrom surviving a plane crash in the jungle to striking against climate change, you won’t believe the incredible stories of the challenges these brave kids from around the world have overcome
Rise Up:- Author: Li, Amanda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: January 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1524855294
- Language: English
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Celia Planted a Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden
$18.99 Read moreFrom an all-star team comes a lyrical picture-book biography about a writer and master gardener who created beauty in a harsh island habitat that was visited by literary and artistic luminaries of her… [more below]
- Author: Root, Phyllis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1536204293
- Language: English
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Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Astronauts: With STEM Projects for Kids
$14.95 Add to cartHands-on space science projects help launch kids ages 8 to 11 into learning about fearless female astronauts who broke barriers across space and gender in this full-color book full of real-world conne
- Series: Girls in Science
- Author: Klepeis, Alicia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1619307812
- Language: English
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Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
$7.99 Add to cartBorn into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible – certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroa… [more below]
- Author: Sterling, Dorothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 01 1987
- ISBN10: 0590436287
- Language: English
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A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress: The Story of Jeannette Rankin
$18.99 Read moreFor take-charge girls in the making and fans of I Dissent and Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice, this is the story of Jeannette Rankin, the first US congresswoman.
Jeannette Rankin was always a take-ch- Author: Woelfle, Gretchen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 7, 2023
- ISBN10: 1662680120
- Language: English
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Who Was Bob Marley?
$6.99 Add to cartGet Up, Stand Up for the king of reggae music
Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and so- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Ellison, Katie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 6, 2017
- ISBN10: 0448489198
- Language: English
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Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
$11.99 Add to cartAward-winning duo Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet inspire a new generation of innovators in this fascinating celebration of women inventors from diverse backgrounds. For fans of Women Who Dared a
- Author: Thimmesh, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0618195637
- Language: English
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Woodsong
$7.99 Add to cartA LIFE AS EXCITING AS FICTION
Gary Paulsen, three-time Newbery Honor author, is no stranger to adventure. He has flown off the back of a dogsled and down a frozen waterfall to near disaster, and wait- Author: Paulsen, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 1, 2007
- ISBN10: 1416939393
- Language: English
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Old Enough to Make a Difference: Be Inspired by Real-Life Children Building a More Sustainable Future
$18.99 Add to cartIn social entrepreneur Rebecca Hui’s Old Enough to Make a Difference, meet 12 enterprising and inspiring kids from around the world who have started businesses to help people and the planet, featuring… [more below]
- Series: Changemakers
- Author: Hui, Rebecca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 141976599X
- Language: English
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Who Was Sojourner Truth?
$6.99 Add to cartAlmost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court–and won Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was kno… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 29 2015
- ISBN10: 0448486784
- Language: English
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Cuentos Para Niños Que Se Atreven A Ser Diferentes = Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different
$20.95 Read moreUna colecci?n inspiradora de 100 hombres famosos y no tan famosos que hicieron del mundo un lugar mejor a trav?s de la compasi?n, la generosidad y la confianza en s? mismos.
Los ni?os al crecer pueden- Author: Brooks, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 20 2018
- ISBN10: 6073169361
- Language: Spanish
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Rebel Girls Level Up: 25 Tales of Gaming and the Metaverse
$8.99 Read moreTRUE STORIES OF CREATORS AND COMMUNITY!
Meet 25 inspiring women in the world of gaming and the metaverse. Read about how they’ve created innovative technology, designed the video games you play, and b- Series: Rebel Girls Minis
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1953424465
- Language: English
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Who Was Marie Curie?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There sh… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Stine, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 07 2014
- ISBN10: 044847896X
- Language: English
