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Books in Rookie Biographies series

  • Harriet Tubman

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (Children's Press, March 1, 2013)
    Meet Harriet Tubman, the moses of her people!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. This book introduces the youngest readers to Harriet Tubman-the Moses of her people. They will learn about how Tubman risked her life time and again so that others could be free.
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  • Cesar Chavez: Champion for Civil Rights

    Anne Ross Roome

    Paperback (Children's Press, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Meet Cesar Chavez a Mexican-American farmworker and civil rights activist.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Cesar spent many years picking crops. He worked with his family and a lot of other farmworkers. Cesar never forgot how hard the work was-or how unfairly pickers were treated. As an adult, he fought to improve the lives of all farmworkers in America.
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  • Helen Keller

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2015)
    Meet Helen Keller, an inspiration to people around the world!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. When she was just a baby, Helen Keller contracted an illness that left her deaf and blind. With the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, Keller went on to become an author, an international spokesperson for people with disabilities, and
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  • Amelia Earhart

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (Children's Press, March 1, 2014)
    Discover how Earhart became a pioneer of the skies, and read about her mysterious disappearance.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. When Amelia Earhart was growing up, there were very few pilots-and even fewer who were women. But she never let that stop her from following her dream to fly.
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  • Barack Obama: Groundbreaking President

    Jodie Shepherd

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Meet Barack Obama!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Our country's first African-American President is getting ready to leave office after two terms. This book offers a look back at Obama's road to the highest office in the land-and provides an overview of some of his greatest accomplishments as chief executive.
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  • Oprah Winfrey: An Inspiration to Millions

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (C. Press/F. Watts Trade, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Meet Oprah Winfrey, one of the most respected celebrities in the world!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Born into poverty, Oprah made herself a promise when she was just four years old: that she would have a better life. Through hard work and perseverance she made good on that promise, becoming the only African-American billionaire in America
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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt: American Hero

    Hugh Roome

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2017)
    Meet Franklin D. Roosevelt!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. FDR was born to a life of privilege, but he had uncommon empathy for those who were cold, hungry, and poor. He overcame a crippling illness to become one of America's most revered presidents.
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  • George Washington Carver

    Dana Meachen Rau

    Paperback (Children's Press, March 1, 2014)
    George Washington Carver worked to become a top agricultural scientist-and used his knowledge to better the lives of poor farmers.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. When George Washington Carver grew up, African Americans were not allowed to attend most schools. Yet he never gave up on his intense desire to further his education.
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  • Steve Jobs

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Children's Press, March 1, 2013)
    Meet Steve Jobs!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. This fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biography book introduces the youngest readers to Steve Jobs-the innovative force behind Apple Computers. Colorful photos and very simple text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about the man who helped change the way people work and live every day.
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  • Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Meet Muhammad Ali, the people's champion!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Ali was more than the heavyweight champion of the world, more than "the greatest of all time." Ali was the people's champion-an athlete who completely transcended his sport. This book offers a look back at Ali's fascinating life-in and out of the ring.
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  • Christopher Columbus

    Mary Dodson Wade

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2014)
    Christopher Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to China. Instead of finding spices, he opened the way to a part of the world no one in Europe even knew existed!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more.
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  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)
    Traces the life and achievements of the Baptist pastor who became a driving force behind the African American civil rights movement.
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