Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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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 Add to cartIn 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
$12.99 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
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Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
$5.99 Add to cartDiscover how a young girl who was the star of her school’s debate team became a federal jurist and the first Black woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
Presenting Who HQ Now: an exciting a- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Moses, Shelia P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0593659554
- Language: English
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The Met Frida Kahlo: She Painted Her World in Self-Portraits
$14.99 Add to cartSee the world through Frida Kahlo’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.
Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint- Series: What the Artist Saw
- Author: Guglielmo, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: December 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0744070694
- Language: English
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My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope
$9.99 Add to cartDiane Guerrero, the star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, presents her personal story in this middle-grade memoir about her parents’ deportation and the nightmarish struggles of undocum
- Author: Guerrero, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 16, 2019
- ISBN10: 125030878X
- Language: English
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The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game
$18.99 Add to cartThis is the true story of how Judit Polg?r captivated the world as she battled to become the youngest chess grandmaster in history!
“I was at both events where Judit got her first IM norm (I drew her- Author: Wallmark, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1499813066
- Language: English
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The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
$18.99 Add to cartThe Faithful Spy is the dramatic true story of German pastor and Nazi resister Dietrich Bonhoeffer come to life in this award-winning graphic novel from John Hendrix.
“Intertwines two stories: the ins- Author: Hendrix, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 141973265X
- Language: English
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Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter
$21.99 Read moreAn enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights.
According to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie- Author: Williams, Yohuru
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0374389950
- Language: English
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Who Was George Washington Carver?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Gigliotti, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 29 2015
- ISBN10: 0448483122
- Language: English
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We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet
$17.99 Read moreThirty young environmental activists share their dreams with voice of a generation Mya-Rose Craig
Indigenous people and people of color are disproportionately affected by climate change. And yet they a
- Author: Craig, Mya-Rose
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1419756664
- Language: English
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Who Is Jane Goodall?
$6.99 Add to cartA life in the wild
Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa Goodall’s up-close obs- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Edwards, Roberta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0448461927
- Language: English
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Reaching for the Moon
$8.99 Add to cart“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review)- Author: Johnson, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: 5-May-20
- ISBN10: 1534440844
- Language: English
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My Name Is Lamoosh
$14.95 Add to cartMy Name is LaMoosh is the life story of Warm Springs Tribal Elder Linda Meanus. She grew up with her grandma Flora Thompson and grandpa Chief Tommy Thompson near Celilo Falls, a mighty fishery on the … [more below]
- Author: Meanus, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0870712314
- Language: English
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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
$19.99 Add to cartAn American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book
Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation’s first female engineer
- Author: Sorell, Traci
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 02, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541579143
- Language: English
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Who Is Shaquille O’Neal?
$6.99 Add to cartNBA champion, sports analyst, and successful businessman Shaquille O’Neal is a lively and entertaining addition to the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!
Shaquille O’Neal discovered his love of bas- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0399544070
- Language: English
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Who Was Frank Sinatra?
$6.99 Add to cartLearn about the showstopping life of one of the most famous entertainers of all time in this book about Frank Sinatra from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!
Before Frank Sinatra became the int- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0399544100
- Language: English
