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  • Severo Ochoa

    Gregory Garretson

    Paperback (Raintree, )
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  • Barbara Jordan: Getting Things

    James Mendelsohn

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 2000)
    Provides a look at the life, accomplishments, and views of this distinguished Congresswomen, along with an overview of the history of blacks in Texas, enhanced with illustrations, index, Internet information, and more.
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  • Cesar Chavez: Champion and Voice of Farmworkers

    Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Jeffrey Alan Thompson

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Having had to labor in fields most of his youth, Cesar Chavez knew firsthand how badly farm workers were once treated. Find out how this labor organizer fought for workers' rights and challenged farm owners to change their ways.
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  • Jackie Robinson: Hero and Athlete

    Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Thomas Augustus Spence

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Jackie Robinson grew up in a time when all people were not treated equally. Throughout his life, Jackie saw firsthand how blacks and whites were treated differently. So when the Brooklyn Dogers asked Jackie to be the first black Major League Baseball player, he accepted the challenge. Find out how Jackie Robinson helped change baseball forever.
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  • Luis Walter Ɓlvarez

    Tina Randall

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 10, 2005)
    The famous physicist Luis Walter Alvarez made great advances in a discipline called particle physics. Particle physics is the study of the basic elements of matter, such as atoms. Because of his work on this field, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1968. He received this important world honor for discovering better ways of identifying ā€œsubatomic particles,ā€ the invisible elements that constitute the atom. His discoveries also include improvements to devices used to study atoms and the particles that form them, such as the particle accelerator and the bubble chamber.
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  • Thurgood Marshall

    Lakita Wilson

    Paperback (Pebble, Jan. 1, 2020)
    How much do you know about Thurgood Marshall? Find out the facts you need to know about this civil rights lawyer and justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
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  • Albert Einstein: Scientist and Genius

    Suzanne Slade, Jolene Schultz

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2007)
    Albert Einstein was one of the world's greatest scientific thinkers. Find out how the once shy, awkward boy from Germany grew up to make groundbreaking discoveries about space, time, and energy.
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  • GLOBE HISPANICS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY SE VOL TWO 1989C

    Pearson Education

    Paperback (GLOBE, Jan. 1, 1901)
    Book by Education, Pearson
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  • Sojourner Truth: Preacher for Freedom and Equality

    Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Natalia Alex Blanks

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Sojourner Truth fought tirelessly for African American and women's rights. Find out how a young girl named Isabella rose from slavery, changed her name, and made her voice heard across the United States.
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  • Adriana Ocampo

    Cynthia Guicidi, Cynthia Guidici

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 10, 2005)
    Adriana Ocampo Uria is a curious person. Even as a child, she loved to travel and learn. Adriana is a scientist who studies geology . Her questions about Earth have taken her around the world. Understanding just our planet isnā€™t enough for Adriana. She also studies the geology of the other planets in the Solar System. Of course, she canā€™t travel to these planets herself. Instead, she works with teams of scientists to send satellites and robots to other planets.
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  • Thomas Jefferson: A Founding Father of the United States of America

    Lori Mortensen, Len Ebert

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Find out how the boy who would rather write than speak went on to write one of the country's most important papers: the Declaration of Independence.
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  • Martha Washington: First Lady of the United States

    Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Frances Marianne Moore

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Married to the first president of the United States, Martha Washington was a model of respect and grace. Find out how the brave girl from Virginia created high standards for other first ladies.
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