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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

  • Young Christopher Columbus: Discoverer of New Worlds

    Eric Carpenter

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Oct. 1, 1996)
    An easy-to-read biography of the famous explorer who became one of the first people to sail to America
    L

  • 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

  • My First Biography: Harriet Tubman

    Marion Dane Bauer, Tammie Lyon

    Paperback (Scholastic Nonfiction, Dec. 1, 2010)
    The MY FIRST BIOGRAPHY series brings the biggest life stories to the smallest readers.Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. She vowed she would fight to free all slaves. Her perseverance sparked Americans to stand up for equality. With simple, lyrical text and bold, kid-friendly illustrations, this book introduces Harriet Tubman to the youngest readers and inspires them to fight for freedom.
    M

  • 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

  • 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

  • Young Harriet Tubman - Pbk

    Benjamin

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Jan. 31, 1997)
    A simple biography of the Black woman who helped over 300 slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and was never caught herself
    L

  • Young Helen Keller: Woman of Courage

    Benjamin

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Dec. 1, 1997)
    A simple biography of the blind and deaf woman who spent her life writing and helping others with similar disabilities
    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

  • 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