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  • Sacagawea

    Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson, Edith Vann, Yoshi Miyake

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1995)
    Traces the life of the Shoshoni woman who served as a guide in the Lewis and Clark expedition
    M

  • First Biographies: Leveled Reader Book T. Washington, Story Book

    STECK-VAUGHN

    Paperback (STECK-VAUGHN, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Traces the life of the African American educator who rose from slavery to found Tuskegee Institute
    N

  • P.T. Barnum

    David Wright, Mike White

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 1997)
    Introduces the life and accomplishments of the man who is known as the creator of "the greatest show on Earth"
    N

  • Barack Obama

    Sarah Tieck

    Library Binding (Abdo Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Highlights the life and accomplishments of the forty-fourth president of the United States.
    P

  • Jackie Robinson

    Rebecca Gomez

    Library Binding (Buddy Books, Jan. 1, 2003)
    A simple biography of the first African American to play major-league baseball, from his childhood in California, his college days, life in the Negro League, to playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
    S

  • Fairy Tale Life of Hans Christian Andersen

    Eva Moore

    Paperback (Apple, April 1, 1992)
    A biography of the author of such tales as "Thumbelina," "The Ugly Duckling," and "The Princess and the Pea" describes his impoverished boyhood in Denmark, his dreams of becoming an entertainer, and his early career. Reissue.
    P

  • P.T. Barnum

    David Wright, Gini Holland, Mike White

    Paperback (Steck-Vaughn Company, March 1, 1997)
    Introduces the life and accomplishments of the man who is known as the creator of "the greatest show on Earth."
    L

  • Rosa Parks

    Gini Holland, David Price

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 1997)
    A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
    N

  • Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman/Teachers Guide

    Dorothy Sterling

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, May 1, 1987)
    None
    T

  • We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente

    Trudie Engel

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 1, 1997)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Chronicles the life and accomplishments of baseball star Roberto Clemente, from his youth in Puerto Rico, through his record-breaking career in Pittsburgh, to his tragic death during a mission of mercy.
    Q

  • Booker T. Washington

    Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson, Edith Vann, Rick Whipple

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Traces the life of the African American educator who rose from slavery to found Tuskegee Institute
    X

  • Helen Keller

    Christy Devillier

    Library Binding (Buddy Books, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A brief biography of Helen Keller who overcame her physical challenges and learned to read and write braille.
    P