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Books with author Linda Altman

  • Cathy Rigby: On the beam

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Paperback (EMC Corp, March 15, 1975)
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  • Joan Moore Rice: The Olympic dream

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Unknown Binding (EMC Corp, March 15, 1975)
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  • Robyn Smith: In silks

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Hardcover (EMC Corp, March 15, 1976)
    A biography of the young woman who in searching for something special to do with her life turned to horse racing, thus becoming one of the first female jockeys.
  • Henry Winkler, born actor

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Unknown Binding (EMC Corp, March 15, 1978)
    A biography of Henry Winkler whose rise to television stardom fulfilled a childhood dream to become an actor.
  • Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler: The Nazi Holocaust Masterminds

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Paperback (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2014)
    Describes the history of the Nazi era in Germany, including Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the many atrocities committed during the Holocaust.
  • Olivia Newton-John, Sunshine Supergirl

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Paperback (Emc Pub, June 1, 1975)
    A biography of Olivia Newton-John profiles her free spirit, determination, personal tragedies, and astounding success in Britain, Australia, and the United States as a singer
  • Texas

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Oct. 1, 2002)
    An easy-to-use source of quick and reliable information, It's My State! helps young readers identify what is common to and unique about individual states across America. Of special interest is the liberal use of the real words of actual state residents -- both famous and ordinary, historical and contemporary. Fully illustrated with captioned photographs and easy-to-read icons, each book in the series provides a broad overview of the state in question, from a concise geography and detailed history to a discussion of its government and economy. Also provided are abundant key facts, figures, people and dates; information about plants and animals as well as products and resources; a calendar of events; an historical timeline; and much more.Beginning with California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Texas, It's My State! will prove invaluable to young researchers writing their first state reports.
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  • Shane Gould, Olympic swimmer

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Paperback (EMC Corp, March 15, 1974)
    A biography of the fifteen-year-old Australian swimmer who won five medals--three gold, one silver, and one bronze--at the 1972 Olympics.
  • Hate and Racist Groups: A Hot Issue

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2001)
    Discusses the different types of hate groups, the people they attract, how they are run, investigating and prosecuting hate crimes, and ways to reduce the atttitudes that encourage such organizations.
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  • Valerie Harper, the unforgettable snowflake

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Paperback (EMC Corp, March 15, 1975)
    A biography of a once-aspiring dancer who instead gained fame as a comedienne in the television series Rhoda.
  • Racism and Ethnic Bias: Everybody's Problem

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Discusses issues surrounding racism and stereotyping, including dicrimination based on both religious and political beliefs, and sexual orientation.
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  • Human Rights: Issues for a New Millennium

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Explores the history of concern for human rights around the world, looking particularly at the internationalism begun in the last quarter of the twentieth century and its influence on human rights issues.