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Books in Easy Biographies series

  • Martha Washington: First Lady of the United States

    Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Frances Marianne Moore

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Married to the first president of the United States, Martha Washington was a model of respect and grace. Find out how the brave girl from Virginia created high standards for other first ladies.
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  • Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer, President, Emancipator

    Pamela Hill Nettleton, Becky Shipe

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the man who was President during the Civil War.
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  • Thomas Edison: Inventor, Scientist, and Genius

    Lori Mortensen, Jeffrey Alan Thompson

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Thomas Edison was a curious child whose experiments sometimes got him into trouble. Find out how he became a great scientist whose inventions made a better life for most everyone.
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  • Martin Luther King, Jr.: Preacher, Freedom Fighter, Peacemaker

    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 man who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent support of civil rights.
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  • Martin Luther King, Jr.: Preacher, Freedom Fighter, Peacemaker

    Pamela Hill Nettleton, Garry Nichols

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the man who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent support of civil rights.
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  • Thurgood Marshall

    Lakita Wilson

    Library Binding (Pebble, Jan. 1, 2020)
    How much do you know about Thurgood Marshall? Find out the facts you need to know about this civil rights lawyer and justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
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  • Nathan Hale: Revolutionary Spy

    Nathan Olson, Cynthia Martin, Brent Schoonover

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A biography telling the life story of Revolutionary War hero and spy Nathan Hale. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • George Washington: Leading a New Nation

    Matt Doeden, Cynthia Martin

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A biography telling the life story of George Washington, the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • Jackie Robinson: Baseball's Great Pioneer

    Jason Glaser, Bob Lentz, Cynthia Martin, Anne Timmons

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A biography telling the personal life and baseball career of the legendary player, Jackie Robinson. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • Stephen Hawking: Quest for a Theory of the Universe

    Kitty Ferguson

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Presents the life of the British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite the need for a wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate.
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  • George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, President

    Pamela Hill Nettleton, Jeffrey Joseph Yesh

    Paperback (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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  • Elizabeth Blackwell: America's First Woman Doctor

    Trina Robbins, Cynthia Martin, Anne Timmons

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Discover the brilliant life Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, in this powerful graphic novel. With comic book-style illustrations and short, engaging sentences, this biography will inspire, entertain, and inform young readers about an individual who made a significant contribution to society. This must-have graphic novel includes a bibliography, extended reading list, glossary, and further Internet sources.
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