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John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Elaine Landai
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 2000)From his toddler years in the White House to his later successes in the publishing industry, this illustrated biography provides an intimate look at the short-lived life of this famous American figure.
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Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Freedom and Equalilty
Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Craig Orback
Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2007)When Susan B. Anthony was born, not all Americans had the same freedoms. Find out how she fought to win equal rights for all women and men.
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Marie Curie: Prize-Winning Scientist
Lori Mortensen, Susan Margaret Jaekel
Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)When most women were not even attending college, Marie Curie earned degrees in physics and mathematics. When she began studying rocks, she soon discovered elements that gave off an invisible energy called radioactivity. Because of her amazing discoveries, in 1903 Marie Curie became the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for Physics. Today, she is remembered as one of the most important scientists of all time.
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J. R. R. Tolkien: Master of Fantasy
David R. Collins, William Heagy
School & Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, April 15, 1992)None
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L. Frank Baum: Royal Historian of Oz
Jean Shirley, Angelica Shirley Carpenter
Paperback (First Avenue Editions, June 1, 1993)A biography of the author of "The Wizard of Oz," who invented a new kind of fairy tale, uniquely modern and American
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Pocahontas: Peacemaker and Friend to the Colonists
Pamela Hill Nettleton, Jeffrey Joseph Yesh
Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the woman who helped to bring about peace and friendship between English settlers in Virginia and the native Powhatan people.
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Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Age of Electricity
Linda Tagliaferro
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, April 1, 2003)A biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the electric lighting system and the phonograph.
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George Washington Carver: Teacher, Scientist, and Inventor
Lori Mortensen, Niamh O'Connor
Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2007)Born into slavery, George Washington Carver fought adversity to educate himself. Find out how this teacher not only improved the way people farmed, but introduced the world to more than 300 uses for the peanut.
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Booker T. Washington: Teacher, Speaker, and Leader
Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Siri Weber Feeney
Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)Booker T. Washington always loved school. Even though he was born into slavery, Booker found ways to learn. By the time he turned 25, he had helped establish a school in Alabama for African Americans. Find out how Booker T. Washington became a leader in the African-American community.
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George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, President
Pamela Hill Nettleton, Jeffrey Joseph Yesh
Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the man who was the first President of the United States.
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Sally Ride: Astronaut, Scientist, Teacher
Pamela Hill Nettleton, Garry Nichols
Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the first American woman in space.
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Deng Xiaoping: Leader in a Changing China
Whitney Stewart
Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Feb. 1, 2001)Traces the life and career of the Chinese Communist leader who brought reforms and international trade to China in the 1980s.
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