Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson
$18.99 Add to cartKetanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and role model to children of all ages. Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford tells her story of … [more below]
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0593650166
- Language: English
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Who Was Betty White?
$5.99 Add to cartLearn about the remarkable life of actress and comedian Betty White, a pioneer of early television with a seven-decade career, in this title in the Who HQ Now series featuring newsmakers and trending … [more below]
- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0593659805
- Language: English
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I Am Sacagawea (I Am #1)
$5.99 Add to cartA brand-new biography series featuring some of the most important people from history and today.
I am only sixteen years old as I trek across the country with my infant son strapped to my back. I have- Series: I Am
- Author: Norwich, Grace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0545405742
- Language: English
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Who Was Salvador DalÃ?
$6.99 Add to cartLearn about the fascinating career of surrealist Salvador Dalà from his early life in Spain through his public life as an internationally famous artist in this exciting addition to the #1 New York Ti… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Manzanero, Paula K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 0448489562
- Language: English
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Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy
$19.99 Add to cartFrom New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection celebrating dancers of color who have in… [more below]
- Author: Copeland, Misty
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 2, 2021
- ISBN10: 1534474242
- Language: English
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What Is the Story of Nancy Drew?
$7.99 Add to cartUncover the mystery of Nancy Drew and how the beloved teenage detective came to be in this new addition to the What Is the Story Of? series which follows the same format as the #1 New York Times Best-
- Series: What Is the Story Of?
- Author: Rau, Dana M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 1524791792
- Language: English
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The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath
$18.99 Add to cartChicago Public Library Best of the Best Selection
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A Mighty Girl Book of the YearIf you like to think big, but some say you’re too small, or they say you’re too y
- Series: Amazing Scientists #2
- Author: Finley Mosca, Julia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 26, 2017
- ISBN10: 1943147310
- Language: English
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Who Was Babe Ruth?
$6.99 Read moreJust in time for baseball season
Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age o- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 05 2012
- ISBN10: 0448455862
- Language: English
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Be a Creative Changemaker A Kids’ Art Activity Book
$22.99 Read moreCelebrate the lives and work of 25 amazing artists from around the world! Get to know their stories, and then make your own creations inspired by their art.
Although you may not recognize all of their
- Series: Creative Changemakers
- Author: Liz, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 18 2024
- ISBN10: 0760378029
- Language: English
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Gifts from the Enemy
$13.95 Add to cart“I am an ordinary person with an extraordinary past.”
In this true and moving story, Alter Wiener, a teen Holocaust survivor of five Nazi prison camps during World War II, transports young readers back
- Author: Ludwig, Trudy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: September 3, 2019
- ISBN10: 0578553260
- Language: English
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Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
$18.99 Add to cartAward-winning illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life debut author Gloria Amescua’s lyrical picture book biography of an Indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people’s cul… [more below]
- Author: Amescua, Gloria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1419740202
- Language: English
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The Journey of York: The Unsung Hero of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
$9.99 Add to cart“Thomas Jefferson’s Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. Yo
- Series: Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books with 4D
- Author: Davis, Hasan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 15, 2021
- ISBN10: 1543512860
- Language: English
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Game Changer: Faith, Football, & Finding Your Way
$12.99 Add to cartSit down with Kirk Cousins, record-setting Michigan State University quarterback and 2012 draft pick of the NFL’s Washington Redskins. In Game Changer, Cousins gives readers an inside look at his life
- Author: Cousins, Kirk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 1, 2014
- ISBN10: 0310739055
- Language: English
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The Most Beautiful Thing
$18.99 Add to cartA warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look.
Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang’s childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture
- Author: Yang, Kao Kalia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1541561910
- Language: English
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Who Was Elvis Presley?
$6.99 Add to cartPut on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he gre… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Edgers, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 16 2007
- ISBN10: 0448446421
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science
$21.99 Read moreIn this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery Honor-winning author Joyce Sidman introduces readers to one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flout
- Author: Sidman, Joyce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 20 2018
- ISBN10: 0544717139
- Language: English
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Hana’s Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery
$11.99 Add to cartThis award-winning true Holocaust story, newly updated, connects generations through one woman’s quest to find the truth behind a mysterious suitcase.
In March 2000, Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of a… [more below]- Author: Levine, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 05 2016
- ISBN10: 1101933496
- Language: English
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The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!
$17.99 Add to cartClap your hands for Viola Smith–the pioneering female drummer at the heart of this bright and rhythmic biography, who rat-tat-tat-bang-crash-clink-boomed for nearly a century.
Five girls played toget- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 5, 2024
- ISBN10: 1536224863
- Language: English
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Meet Justin Jefferson: Minnesota Vikings Superstar
$9.99 Read moreExplore the life of Justin Jefferson, one of the most exciting wide receivers in the NFL. Jefferson’s football skills have made him a superstar, and Minnesota Vikings fans love to watch his touchdown
- Series: Sports Vips (Lerner (Tm) Sports)
- Author: Smith, Elliott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 9798765603970
- Language: English
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Meet Cristiano Ronaldo: World Cup Soccer Superstar
$9.99 Add to cartCristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United is one of soccer’s greatest forwards. In 2021, he even set a new men’s record for most international goals of all time. Uncover how he became a soccer superstar.
- Series: Sports Vips (Lerner (Tm) Sports)
- Author: Stabler, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1728463378
- Language: English
