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  • Neil Armstrong: The First Man in the Moon

    Mike Goldsmith

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Presents the life of Neil Armstong, from his childhhood in Ohio, to his days as a fighter pilot and astronaut.
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  • Lance Armstrong: Racing Hero

    Peter Hicks

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 15, 2011)
    Traces the life of the noted bicycle racer, from his childhood in Texas to his accomplishments as a cyclist and his battles with cancer.
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  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone

    Margaret Davidson, Stephen Marchesi

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1997)
    A biography of the man whose curiosity and perseverance led to various inventions, particularly the telephone, for which he is best known.
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  • The Life of George Washington

    Maria Nelson

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Leveled Readers, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Introduces the life of the Virginian who was the military leader of the colonies during the Revolution before becoming the first president of the United States.
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  • The Life of Sacagawea

    Maria Nelson

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Leveled Readers, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Discusses the life of the Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark explore the western United States.
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  • The Life of Harriet Tubman

    Kathleen Connors

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Classroom, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Highlights the life of the African American woman who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
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  • King Alfred

    Andrew Matthews

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, )
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  • The Story of Davy Crockett: Frontier Hero

    Walter Retan, Steven Petruccio

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Describe the life of Davy Crockett, one of the Old West's outstanding hunters, frontiersmen, and legislators.
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  • Bob Geldof

    Charlotte Gray, D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance

    Paperback (Addison Wesley Longman ELT Division (a Pearson Education company), Feb. 5, 1990)
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  • Dalai Lama: The Peacemaker from Tibet

    Chris Gibb

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 1, 2002)
    When Tenzin Gyatso was 4 years old, the religious leaders of Tibet declared him to be the 14th Dalai Lama-- the highest-ranking monk in Tibetan Buddhism. As leader of his country, he was respected and admired for his wisdom, his sense of justice, and his loyalty to his people. In 1950, the Chinese government invaded Tibet. The Dalai Lama was determined to find a peaceful way to Tibetan independence, but the Chinese were not prepared to compromise. In 1959, he was forced to flee to India, where he set up a community of Tibetan refugees that still flourishes today. This is the story of a man of courage and love, a leader who has become an international figure of peace, freedom, and hope.
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  • The Life of Susan B. Anthony

    Kathleen Connors

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Classroom, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Profiles the women's rights advocate, discussing her early life, work and achievements as an activist, and legacy.
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  • The Story of Malcolm X: Civil Rights Leader

    Megan Stine

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 1995)
    A portrait of Malcolm X details the dramatic and successful struggle of an uneducated man to transform himself into an articulate African-American leader
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