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Books in Checkerboard Biographies series

  • Judge Judy

    Rebecca Felix

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2019)
    This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Judge Judy. Readers learn about Judge Judy's early life, her beginnings as a prosecutor in New York's family court system and family court judge, to her award-winning television series Judge Judy.
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  • Melania Trump

    Rachael L Thomas

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2019)
    This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Melania Trump. Readers learn about Trump's early life, her careers as an international supermodel and jewelry designer, and her inclusion and anti-bullying initiatives as First Lady of the United States. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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  • Joanna Gaines

    Paige V. Polinsky

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2019)
    This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Joanna Gaines. Readers learn about Gaines's early life, her beginnings in broadcasting, opening Magnolia Market and Magnolia Realty, Magnolia Market at the Silos, and the popular HGTV series FixerUpper with her husband Chip, and future projects.
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  • Mister Rogers

    Rebecca Felix

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2019)
    This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Mister Rogers. Readers learn about Mr. Rogers's early life, his beginnings in educational programming with The Children's Corner and his 31 years in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    Jessie Alkire

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2019)
    "This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Readers learn about Ginsburg's early life, her beginnings in law as a clerk in New York, her time as a lawyer for the ACLU, and her service on the US Court of Appeals and Supreme Court"--]cProvided by publisher.
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  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

    Rachael L. Thomas

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2019)
    This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Readers learn about Ocasio-Cortez's early life, her beginnings in politics volunteering for Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, and Bernie Sanders, and her election to the US Congress from New York. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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  • Kim Kardashian West

    Jessica Rusick

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Aug. 1, 2019)
    This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Kim Kardashian West. Readers learn about Kardashian West's early life, her beginnings in television with Keeping Up with the Kardashians, her book of selfies Selfish, her development of the KIMOJIapp, and KKW Beauty. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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  • Hernan Cortes

    Kristin Petrie

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing Company, Sept. 1, 2004)
    An introduction to the life of Hernand Cortes, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.
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  • Vasco Da Gama

    Kristin Petrie

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing Company, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Describes the fifteenth-century voyages taken by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who furthered his nation's power by expanding trade routes to India.
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  • Checkerboard Biographies

    Rebecca Felix, Rachael L. Thomas, Jessica Rusick, Paige V. Polinsky, Jessie Alkire

    Library Binding (Checkerboard Library, Aug. 1, 2019)
    This exciting series features notable celebrities, activists, scholars, and newsmakers. Each engaging title tells the story of a public figure, exploring his or her early life and the challenges overcome and accomplishments reached on the way to success. Full-color and historical photos bring to life these inspiring narratives as readers discover what makes these famous figures both relatable and remarkable. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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