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Books in Rookie Biography series

  • Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Meet Muhammad Ali, the people's champion!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Ali was more than the heavyweight champion of the world, more than "the greatest of all time." Ali was the people's champion-an athlete who completely transcended his sport. This book offers a look back at Ali's fascinating life-in and out of the ring.
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  • Christopher Columbus

    Mary Dodson Wade

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2014)
    Christopher Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to China. Instead of finding spices, he opened the way to a part of the world no one in Europe even knew existed!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more.
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  • Lewis Carroll: Author of Alice in Wonderland

    Carol Greene

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1992)
    A brief biography of the nineteenth-century British mathematician, teacher, photographer, and author, best known for his "Alice" books
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  • Emily Dickinson: American Poet

    Carol Greene, Steven Dobson

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Aug. 1, 1994)
    Readers are introduced to Emily Dickinson's family background, childhood in Amherst, Massachusetts, education, friendships, and poetry
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  • Christina Rossetti: Poet

    Carol Greene

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1994)
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  • Eugene Field: The Children's Poet

    Carol Greene

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1994)
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  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius

    Carol Greene

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1993)
    A brief account of the life of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer, from his acclaim as a child prodigy through his prolific musical career to his early death in 1791 at age thirty-five.
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  • Albert Schweitzer: Friend of All Life

    Carol Greene

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Examines the life of the humanitarian who pursued medical missionary work in the jungles of Africa while developing his spiritual beliefs about the value of all life
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  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)
    Traces the life and achievements of the Baptist pastor who became a driving force behind the African American civil rights movement.
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  • Paul Revere: American Freedom Fighter

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Meet Paul Revere, one of America's earliest heroes.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Revere is most famous for his "midnight ride," when he warned patriot leaders that British soldiers were coming. However Revere did much to further the cause of American independence. He made gunpowder for the troops, helped create the nation's first paper money, and even fought in a militia.
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  • Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader and American Hero

    Hugh Roome

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2017)
    Meet Martin Luther King Jr., one of America's most important agents for social change,Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. King dedicated his life to achieving equal rights for all. In the end, he gave his life for the civil rights cause. Read this book to learn all about King's amazing life.
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  • Eugene Field: The Children's Poet

    Carol Greene

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, July 1, 1994)
    Traces the life of the newspaper columnist and children's poet, who wrote "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod"
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