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Books in Just the Facts Biographies series

  • Jesse Owens

    Tom Streissguth

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Highlights the life and accomplishments of the track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
    X
  • George W. Bush

    Heron Marquez

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 30, 2005)
    Presents a biography of the forty-third president.
  • Sylvia Earle

    Beth Baker

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 15, 2006)
    Describes the life of this groundbreaking marine biologist and diver, from her childhood in New Jersey and Florida to her deep sea explorations of the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Bessie Coleman

    Philip S. Hart

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Book by Hart, Philip S.
    W
  • Wild West Women

    National Geographic Learning

    Hardcover (National Geographic School Pub, June 23, 2010)
    Why Should I Recycle Garbage? (PB)
    J
  • Oprah Winfrey

    Katherine E. Krohn

    Library Binding (Lerner Publications Company, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Chronicles the life of the entertainer and businesswoman from her difficult childhood through the success of her television talk show and book club.
  • Sylvia Earle

    Beth Baker

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Book by Baker, Beth
    W
  • Bessie Coleman

    Philip S. Hart

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Book by Hart, Philip S.
    W
  • John Glenn

    Tom Streissguth, Martha Cosgrove

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Describes the life of John Glenn, including his childhood, World War II activities, work as a test pilot and astronaut, career as a senator, and return to space in 1998.
    W
  • John F. Kennedy

    Catherine Corley Anderson

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Describes the vibrant and witty thirty-fifth president of the United States.
    X
  • Tupac Shakur

    Carrie Golus

    Library Binding (21st Century, Feb. 1, 2007)
    Rather than purely simplifying the text, this series of biographies is written to help enhance struggling readers' comprehension and vocabulary by matching a low reading level with more detailed information and a more sophisticated design.
    Z+
  • Edgar Allan Poe

    Thomas Streissguth, Martha Cosgrove

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 2007)
    Rather than purely simplifying the text, this series of biographies is written to help enhance struggling readers' comprehension and vocabulary by matching a low reading level with more detailed information and a more sophisticated design.
    Y