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  • Abraham Lincoln

    Cassie Mayer

    Paperback (Heinemann, Oct. 4, 2007)
    This engaging series give children a first introduction to important historical figures and their impact on the lives of Americans. Books include information on major accomplishments in each person’s life and explain how their actions impacted history. Illustrations and primary sources are used to enhance students’ understanding of the text. This title looks at Abraham Lincoln, from his early life, through the work that made him famous.
    N

  • Mother Teresa

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Text and photographs introduce the biography of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, who founded an order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity to take care of the poor in India.
    M

  • Young Martin Luther King Jr. - Pbk

    Mattern

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Oct. 29, 1998)
    A simple biography of a great Black leader emphasizing his dream of equal treatment for all Americans
    K

  • Henry Ford

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2000)
    A biography of Henry Ford, the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans.
    N

  • Booker T. Washington

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Text and photographs introduce the biography of Booker T. Washington, a former African American slave who later became an educator and author.
    G

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    Gini Holland, Gary Rees

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 1997)
    Introduces the life and accomplishments of the first woman to be named to the Supreme Court
    M

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Cassie Mayer

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Oct. 8, 2007)
    This engaging series give children a first introduction to important historical figures and their impact on the lives of Americans. Books include information on major accomplishments in each person’s life and explain how their actions impacted history. Illustrations and primary sources are used to enhance students’ understanding of the text. This title looks at Benjamin Franklin, from his early life, through the work that made him famous.
    S

  • Wilma Mankiller

    Gini Holland, Mike White

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1997)
    Describes the life of the Indian activist who became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
    R

  • Young George Washington: America's First President

    Janet Woods

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Dec. 5, 1996)
    A simple biography of the man who was in charge of America's army during the Revolution and became the new nation's first president
    L

  • Jackie Robinson

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Text and photographs introduce the biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
    N

  • Booker T. Washington

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Text and photographs introduce the biography of Booker T. Washington, a former African American slave who later became an educator and author.
    G

  • Annie Oakley

    Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson, Yoshi Miyake

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1995)
    A biography of the frontier woman who was famous for her skills as a sharpshooter which she demonstrated in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and other shows of the time
    N