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  • Shigeru Miyamoto: Nintendo Game Designer

    Jan Burns

    Library Binding (Kidhaven Press, May 5, 2006)
    Describes the life and accomplishments of the man who designed such blockbusting video games as "The Legend of Zelda," "Donkey Kong," and "Super Mario Bros."
    Z+

  • Burt Rutan: Aircraft Designer

    Kris Hirschmann

    Library Binding (Kidhaven, Aug. 11, 2006)
    Describes the life and accomplishments of an aviation designer known for dreaming up unusual aircraft designs and then building them.
    S

  • Satoshi Tajiri: Pokemon Creator

    Lori Mortensen

    Library Binding (Kidhaven Press, Feb. 27, 2009)
    Describes the life and accomplishments of the creator of Pokâemon, discussing his childhood, diagnosis with Asperger's syndrome, and the success of his pocket monsters.
    Z+

  • Janet Guthrie: Indy Car Racing Pioneer

    Barbara Sheen

    Library Binding (Kidhaven, June 25, 2010)
    Profiles the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and recounts how she started out in automobile racing.
    V

  • Pioneers in Astronomy and Space Exploration

    Michael Anderson

    Library Binding (Britannica Educational Pub, Aug. 10, 2012)
    The pioneers of astronomy and space exploration have advanced humankind’s understanding of the universe. These individuals include earthbound theorists such as Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Galileo, as well as those who put their lives on the line travelling into the great unknown. Readers chronicle the lives of individuals positioned at the vanguard of astronomical discovery, laying the groundwork for space exploration past, present, and yet to come.

  • Stephanie Kwolek: Creator of Kevlar

    Gail B Stewart

    Library Binding (KidHaven, Sept. 5, 2008)
    Profiles the chemist who invented Kevlar, a superstrong fiber used to make, among other things, bullet-resistent vests.
    Y

  • John Lasseter: Pixar Animator

    Adam Woog

    Library Binding (KidHaven, Sept. 5, 2008)
    Woog, Adam
    S

  • Frederick W. Smith: Founder of FedEx

    Sheila Wyborny

    Hardcover (KidHaven, Oct. 5, 2007)
    Highlights the life and accomplishments of the founder of Federal Express, who made his dream of overnight package delivery across the country a reality.
    V

  • Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, Jawed Karim: YouTube Creators

    Katy S. Duffield

    Hardcover (KidHaven, Oct. 31, 2008)
    Describes the creation of YouTube, an online video sharing platform, by its three designers, and how they have changed how media is shared over the Internet.
    Y

  • Helen Greiner: Cofounder of iRobot Corporation

    Mary Schulte

    Hardcover (KidHaven, )
    None
    Y

  • Genetics: Unlocking the Secrets of Life

    Nathan Aaseng

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 1996)
    Examines the lives and scientific breakthroughs of seven scientists who contributed to the field of genetics--Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Oswald Avery, James Watson, Francis Crick, and Har Gobind Khorana

  • Tim Burton: Filmmaker

    Rachel Lynette

    Hardcover (KidHaven, Sept. 8, 2006)
    Discusses the life and career of Tim Burton, including his childhood, education, career as an animator, and time as an acclaimed director of such films as "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," "Beetlejuice," "Batman," and "Edward Scissorhands."
    S