Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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Virginia Wouldn’t Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention
$18.95 Add to cartThe Apgar Score is known the world over: a test given to babies to determine their health moments after they are born. Less well-known is the story of the brilliant, pioneering woman who invented it.
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- Author: Pearson, Carrie A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: 8-Aug-23
- ISBN10: 1324003936
- Language: English
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Rise Up and Sing!: Power, Protest, and Activism in Music
$19.95 Add to cartThis inspiring introduction to activism and social justice for young teens shows the important role music plays in changing the world, featuring:
- Musicians young teens will know and love: Beyoncé, Bi
- Author: Warner, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: 17-Oct-23
- ISBN10: 1771648988
- Language: English
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A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
$18.99 Add to cartThe inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson–made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures–who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!
Katherine k… [more below]- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0316435171
- Language: English
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age–literally (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0448448866
- Language: English
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Who Was Amelia Earhart?
$6.99 Add to cartAmelia Earhart was a woman of many “firsts.” In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her ear… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Jerome, Kate Boehm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 11 2002
- ISBN10: 0448428563
- Language: English
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Lucille Ball Had No Eyebrows?
$6.95 Add to cartDid you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio exec
- Series: Wait! What?
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: 16-May-23
- ISBN10: 1324030739
- Language: English
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Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball
$19.99 Add to cartA Muslim American girl at the top of her game makes a difficult choice in this powerful and beautifully told true story about breaking barriers.
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was born to play basketball. At thr
- Series: CitizenKid
- Author: Abdul-Qaadir, Bilqis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: 5-Sep-23
- ISBN10: 1525310038
- Language: English
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Who Was Rosa Parks?
$6.99 Add to cartIn 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title “M… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: 23-Dec-10
- ISBN10: 0448454424
- Language: English
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Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and Nasa’s Seamstresses
$18.95 Add to cartDid you know that the white material on the outside of space shuttles was not metal or glass but actually fabric? Specialized quilts, two inches thick, covered the space shuttles and protected the ast… [more below]
- Author: Matich, Elise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0884489825
- Language: English
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Who Was Harriet Tubman?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone’s property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she firs… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 059309722X
- Language: English
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The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music?
$17.95 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1324052163
- Language: English
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A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen
$18.99 Add to cartA moving picture book biography about chef Jos? Andr?s, who, along with his World Central Kitchen organization, is sure to inspire kids to help out in their own communities.
Jos? Andr?s’s love of cook- Author: Frankel, Erin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0593380576
- Language: English
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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
$19.99 Add to cartThe bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures.
You’ve likely heard of the historic Apollo- Author: Becker, Helaine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 19 2018
- ISBN10: 1250137527
- Language: English
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Food for Hope: How John Van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry
$19.99 Add to cartHunger continues to be an international problem. This true story of how one ordinary person did something extraordinary shows how everyone can do something to make a difference.
Readers will feel en
- Author: Gottesfeld, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 195435424X
- Language: English
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Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
$20.95 Read moreThis historical fiction picture book reveals the unknown story of Lilly Ann Granderson, an African-American teacher who risked her life to teach others during slavery.
Born into slavery around 1821 in
- Author: Halfmann, Janet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1620141639
- Language: English
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
$8.99 Add to cartFind out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood
From his own life, of cours- Author: Dahl, Roald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01, 2009
- ISBN10: 014241381X
- Language: English
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Black Inventors: 15 Inventions That Changed the World
$9.99 Add to cartDiscover 15 inventors and inventions that changed the world in this guide for kids ages 8 to 12
Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world’s greatest advancements in science,- Series: Biographies for Kids
- Author: Trusty, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: June 29, 2021
- ISBN10: 1648768687
- Language: English
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From Farmworker to Astronaut/de Campesino a Astronauta: My Path to the Stars/Mi Viaje a Las Estrellas
$12.95 Add to cartIn this autobiographical work for intermediate readers, former astronaut Jose M. Hernandez shares his journey from farmworker to spaceman.
- Author: Hernandez, Jose M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 31 2019
- ISBN10: 1558858687
- Language: Spanish
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Shining a Light: Celebrating 40 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Changed the World
$18.99 Read more“A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light… [more below]
- Author: Bybee, Veeda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0358539358
- Language: English
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Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life
$18.99 Add to cartAn inspiring memoir of a Caldecott-winning artist and one of the most acclaimed children’s book illustrators of all time, sharing the story of a young artist who finds the courage to follow his passio
- Author: Pinkney, Jerry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 0316383856
- Language: English
