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Books in Childhood of famous Americans series series

  • Louisa May Alcott

    Beatrice Gormley, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, May 1, 1999)
    Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, sixty-five years old in 1997, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person's development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today's reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects. These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and heroines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you. Happy Reading! The Editors
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  • Andrew Jackson

    George E. Stanley, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, May 1, 2003)
    Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person's development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today's reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects. These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and heroines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you. Happy Reading! The Editors
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  • George Carver,: Boy scientist,

    Augusta Stevenson

    Hardcover (Bobbs-Merrill Co, March 15, 1944)
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  • Rosa Parks

    Kathleen Kudlinski, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Childhood of Famous Americans One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.
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  • Mary Todd Lincoln: Girl of the Bluegrass

    Katharine E. Wilkie

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 31, 1992)
    A biography concentrating on the childhood of the Kentucky girl who grew up to marry Abraham Lincoln
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  • Henry Ford: Young Man With Ideas

    Hazel B. Aird

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 31, 1986)
    One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics of childhood have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. These lively, inspiring, believable biographies sweep today's young readers right into history.
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: Young Military Leader

    George E. Stanley, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, May 9, 2006)
    Childhood of Famous AmericansOne of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.
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  • Sojourner Truth

    Kathleen V. Kudlinski, Lenny Wooden

    Paperback (Aladdin, Jan. 1, 2003)
    What do you do when you don't have a home or a family to call your own anymore? Eleven-year-old Abigail is not entirely sure how she'll find it, but after losing her mother to smallpox and her father to the sea, she knows that it is up to her to build a new life for herself and her little brother, Seth. But carving a future out of the harsh realities of life in Wiscasset, a nineteenth-century Maine seaport, proves difficult, and Abigail fears that there will always be more questions than answers. How long will they be able to stay and work for the young Widow Chase? Will Seth be able to let go of the past? As the months roll by like waves on the sea, Abigail searches tirelessly for a solution and for an answer to the question she holds most dear: Will they ever find a place to call home again?
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  • Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero

    Herb Dunn, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, Sept. 1, 1999)
    Joe DiMaggio was a star centerfielder for fifteen years, helping the Yankees win the pennant in his rookie year. He played in ten World Series and in eleven All-Star Games. The image of American achievement and dignity, DiMaggio isn't just a sports legend, he is a true American hero.
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  • Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Hero

    George E. Stanley, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, July 1, 2008)
    Frederick Douglass was born into slavery. He was separated from his family when he was young, worked day and night, and was beaten for no other reason than the color of his skin. How could anyone ever overcome such overwhelming odds? But Frederick eventually became a famous abolitionist, author, statesman, and reformer. Read all about how one of the most prominent figures in African American history triumphed over impossible obstacles, and paved the way for others to achieve their own freedom!
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  • Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice

    Ann Weil

    Paperback (Aladdin, Nov. 30, 1989)
    The childhood of the woman who became wife of a president and a great humanitarian.
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  • Robert Fulton, boy craftsman

    Marguerite Henry

    Hardcover (Bobbs-Merrill, Jan. 1, 1945)
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