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  • Walt Disney

    Elizabeth Dana Jaffe

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Sept. 1, 2001)
    A biography of the man who began his career as an animator and became the creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland, and the founder of Disney Studios.
    U

  • Yo-Yo Ma

    Susan Ashley

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2004)
    Explores the life and career of the world-renowned cellist who has won sixteen Grammy awards.
    R

  • Thurgood Marshall

    Geoffrey M. Horn, Thurgood Marshall

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court justice.
    Q

  • Alexander Fleming: By Richard Hantula

    Richard Hantula

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Recounts the life story of Alexander Fleming, his study of medicine and bacteriology, and his discovery of penicillin.
    R

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Adele Q. Brown

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Dec. 1, 2003)
    Describes the life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including his accomplishments in the civil rights movement and his impact on American history.
    V

  • Neil Armstrong

    Tim Goss, Betsy Rasmussen

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Aug. 1, 2002)
    A biography of the first man on the moon, covering his youth, his career as an astronaut, and his life after NASA.
    R

  • Albert Einstein

    Ann Heinrichs

    Paperback (World Almanac Library, Jan. 1, 2002)
    None
    T

  • Martin Luther King, Jr

    Adele Q. Brown

    Paperback (World Almanac Education, )
    None
    M

  • Jonas Salk

    Richard Hantula

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century.
    S

  • Bill Gates

    Lauren Lee

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, July 1, 2002)
    A biography of the man whose vision of the computer industry changed the way people live and work, and who now plans to improve the world with the billions he has earned from Microsoft.
    S

  • Steven Spielberg

    Geoffrey M. Horn

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the personal life and professional career of the successful motion picture producer and director Steven Spielberg.
    R

  • Anne Frank

    Jonatha A. Brown

    Paperback (World Almanac Education, July 1, 2003)
    A biography of Anne Frank, including the historical events which forced her to hide with her family in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years.
    U