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  • Maya Lin

    Amy Stone

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Presents the life of the architect-sculptor who designed the Vietnam War Memorial.
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  • Pablo Picasso

    Andrew Langley

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Book by Langley, Andrew
    M

  • Crazy Horse

    D. L. Birchfield

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 2003)
    A simple biography of the Oglala Sioux chief who fought for the rights of Native American people and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
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  • Sacagawea

    D. L. Birchfield

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A brief biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who accompanied explorers Lewis and Clark on their expedition in the early 1800s.
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  • Abraham Lincoln

    Michael V. Uschan

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 2003)
    An overview of the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his hard childhood years through his early political career to his role as president during the Civil War.
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  • Daniel Boone

    Janet Riehecky

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A brief biography of Daniel Boone, from his early years in Pennsylvania and Virginia through his exploration of land in Tennessee and Kentucky and later life in Missouri.
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  • Maya Lin

    Amy Stone

    Paperback (Raintree, May 30, 2003)
    Each volume in Raintree Biographies tells the life story of an individual of extraordinary achievement, from the world of politics, literature, art, war, or science. Material used directly from primary and secondary sources combines with an exciting, accessible narrative and contemporary photos and illustrations to portray not just an individual's life but the setting, in terms of time and place, in which it was lived. Readers will learn not just the facts--the "whens, wheres, and whats"-- but the reasons why.
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  • Rosa Parks

    Lakita Wilson

    Paperback (Pebble, Jan. 1, 2020)
    How much do you know about Rosa Parks? Find out the facts you need to know about this activitist in the civil rights movement. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
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  • Michelangelo

    Andrew Langley

    Paperback (Raintree, May 30, 2003)
    Each volume in Raintree Biographies tells the life story of an individual of extraordinary achievement, from the world of politics, literature, art, war, or science. Material used directly from primary and secondary sources combines with an exciting, accessible narrative and contemporary photos and illustrations to portray not just an individual's life but the setting, in terms of time and place, in which it was lived. Readers will learn not just the facts--the "whens, wheres, and whats"-- but the reasons why.
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  • Frank Lloyd Wright

    Scott Ingram

    Paperback (Raintree, May 30, 2003)
    Ingram, Scott
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  • Frank Lloyd Wright

    Scott Ingram

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 2003)
    A biography of the innovative American architect whose ideas influenced the direction of design in the twentieth century.
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  • Lewis and Clark

    Mary Stout

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Presents a biography of the American explorers who led the Corps of Discovery sent to cross the lands added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase, and recounts the events and accomplishments of the journey.
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