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  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Record-Breaking Runner

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Covers the life and achievements of the record-breaking runner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
    M

  • Gabrielle Reece: Star Volleyball Player

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Discusses the life and achievements of the award-winning professional volleyball star who also shines as a fashion model, basketball player, magazine writer, and television personality.
    M

  • Mae Jemison: The First African American Woman Astronaut

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Briefly traces the life of the first African-American woman to go into space, from her childhood in Chicago through her education and work as a doctor to her historic flight.
    M

  • Bonnie Blair: Speed Skater

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Covers the life and achievements of the Olympic speed skater Bonnie Blair.
    S

  • Sheryl Swoopes: All-Star Basketball Player

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Breaking records set by men and women basketball players alike, Sheryl Swoopes has set new standards for women athletes. Young girls will want to follow the example of a woman who proved wrong all those who told her that girls can't play with boys.
    M

  • Rachel Carson: Writer and Environmentalist

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, June 15, 1997)
    A simple presentation of the life of the biologist whose writings initiated the environmental movement.

  • Elizabeth Blackwell: The First Woman Doctor

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    A simple presentation of the achievements of the woman who was the first to enter medical school, who established the first nursing school in the United States, who began medical colleges for women, and who made it possible for other women to become doctors.
    O

  • Marie Curie: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist

    Liza N Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Discusses the life of Marie Curie, whose work in physics helped to change the world.
    S

  • Margaret Mead: Pioneering Anthropologist

    Liza N Burby

    Hardcover (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Studies show that girls are often discouraged from pursuing careers in science and medicine. This series of biographies was created specifically to counter gender bias and to give young girls positive role models in these fields. Readers cannot help but be impressed by these inspiring stories of women who overcame obstacles to excel in the fields of science and medicine.
    M

  • Jane Goodall: Leading Animal Behaviorist

    Liza N. Burby

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, June 1, 1997)
    A simple presentation of the life of the zoologist who brought chimpanzee behavior to the attention of the world.
    M

  • Monica Seles, Champion Tennis Player

    Liza N Burby

    Hardcover (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Young girls must be encouraged to believe in themselves and to know that they can achieve any goal that they set for themselves in any arena, including sports. The six athletes profiled in these accessible biographies serve as role models to prove that "going for it" pays off.
    M

  • Making the Forest

    Olivia Evans

    Board book (AZ BOOKS, June 15, 2012)
    Sculptors of the future will love these books! Simple instructions guide children step by step in creating their own clay models of different kinds of animals and vehicles. The book's colorful images will entice any kid to try their hand with modeling clay.
    LB