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B 122676B 122676 Abby Wambach
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017
A biography of American soccer player Abby Wambach. From the series Sports MVPs. AR 3.5 IL 1-3. |
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B 110085B 110085 Abigail Adams
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Sutcliffe, Jane
Length: 48 Copyright: 2006
A brief profile of First Lady Abigail Adams, wife of second President of the United States, and how she influenced the presidency of her husband. From the series History Maker Bios. AR and Follett RL 3.9 GR Level S IL 3-4. |
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B 110623B 110623 Abigail Adams
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mayer, Cassie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008
A brief biography of First Lady Abigail Adams, the wife of the second President, John Adams, which chronicles her life and influence to the cause of women's rights. From the Acorn series First Biographies. AR 2.0. GR level J. |
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B 118339B 118339 Abigail Adams in Her Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Belton, Blair
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
Looks at the writings of Abigail Adams during and around the time of the American Revolution. Pairs primary source documents with some historical context. Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. First ladies. From the series Eyewitness To History. AR 6.7 RC 6.2 Lexile 900 IL 4-6. |
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B 128077B 128077 Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Harvey, Jeanne Walker
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022
Tells the story of painter and teacher Alma Thomas, discussing her childhood, teaching career and activism. African American. Biography. Self-management. The Arts. IL 1-4. AR 4.6. |
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B 79802B 79802 ACTIVISTS
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 285 Copyright: 1994
Over 100 biographical entries briefly describe activists (in fields of minority rights, environment, social reform, labor, consumer rights, mental health, antiwar, women's rights, etc.) and their achievements. From the Grolier Library of North American Biographies. Volume 1. |
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B 122034B 122034 Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wallmark, Laurie
Length: 40 Copyright: 2015
Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world's first computer program in order to demonstrate its capabilities. Mathematicians- Great Britain. AR 4.6 RC 4.5 IL 1-4. |
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B 122692B 122692 Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stanley, Diane
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
Biography of Ada Lovelace, who is known as the first computer programmer and the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. Computer programmers. Computers- History. AR 5.0 RC 5.5 Lexile 810 IL 2-4. |
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B 122691B 122691 Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Robinson, Fiona
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
A picture book biography of mathematician Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer. Computers- History. Mathematicians. IL 1-4. |
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B 120739B 120739 Aerospace Engineer Aprille Ericsson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura Hamilton
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
A look at the life and work of aerospace engineer Aprille Ericsson. Aerospace engineers- United States. Mechanical engineers. NASA. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 5.5 RC 6.4 Lexile 920 GR level T IL 3-6. |
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B 102355B 102355 African American Women Scientists & Inventors
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sullivan, Otha
Length: 150 Copyright: 2002
Profiles 26 women. Begins with Ellen F. Eglom (born 1849) inventor of a clothes-wringer and ends with Chavonda J. Jacobs Young (born 1967) research scientist and professor. From the Black Stars series. |
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B 127873B 127873 Agent Most Wanted
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Purnell, Sonia
Length: 200 Copyright: 2022
Subtitle: : The Never-Before-Told Story of the Most Dangerous Spy of World War II. A young readers adaptation of Sonia Purnell's New York Times bestselling book A Woman of No Importance, the story of Virginia Hall; the unassuming American spy who helped the allies win World War II. Biography. Women's studies. World History. World War II. Women spies. IL 7-12. Lexile 1150. |
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B 122470B 122470 Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
The story of how Alice Waters became a cook, restaurateur, and founder of the school garden-to-table program the Edible Schoolyard. Waters founded Chez Panisse restaurant in 1971 and the Edible Schoolyard in 1995. She was the first woman to win the James Beard Award for "Outstanding Chef of the Year." Cooks. Natural foods. Iowa author. Follett RL 4.0 IL 1-4. |
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B 88931B 88931 All By Herself: 14 Girls Who Made a Difference
Grade Lvl: I Author: Paul, Ann
Length: 36 Copyright: 1999
Poems recount the stories of 14 girls, some of whom later became famous, who performed acts of daring, determination, and heroic courage at a young age. Girls are: Amelia Earhart; Mary Jane McLeod; Violet Sheehy; Rachel, Carson; Sacajawea; Ida Lewis; Harriet Hanson; Wilma Rudolph; Wanda Gag; Kate Shelley; Pocahontas; Maria Michell; Golda Mabovitch; and Frances Ward. AR 4.0. RC 4.1. Lexile 540. IL 4-6. |
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B 126257B 126257 All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pimentel, Annette Bay
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020
Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change even if she was just a kid. She never thought her wheelchair could slow her down, but the way the world around her was built made it hard to do even simple things Jennifer knew that everyone deserves a voice. Then the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that would make public spaces much more accessible to people with disabilities, was proposed to Congress. And to make sure it passed, Jennifer went to the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC to convince them. And, without her wheelchair, she climbed. All the way to the top! Diverse abilities. Includes bibliographical references. Children with disabilities. Human rights. IL Pres-3. |
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B 111825B 111825 Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stone, Tanya
Length: 133 Copyright: 2009
Profiles thirteen women who challenged social norms and government policies to prove they could be exceptional astronauts. Award winner (including Orbis Pictus Award: Honor Books 2010, Outstanding Science Books for Students K-12--2009, Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner--2010, Teachers Choice 2010). Sex discrimination. Project Mercury (U.S.). AR 7.1. Follett RL 6.9. RC 8.3. Lexile 980. IL 5-10. |
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B 120740B 120740 Alternate Reality Game Designer Jane McGonigal
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Suen, Anastasia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
A biography of game designer, Jane McGonigal. Computer games Programming. Video games Design. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 4.8 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 GR level T IL 3-6. |
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B 114185B 114185 Amazing Champion of the Earth Rachel Carson
Grade Lvl: P Author: Wade, Mary
Length: 24 Copyright: 2010
This entry-level biography introduces readers to Rachel Carson, who wrote about why we need to protect the enviornment. AR 3.0. IL 1-3. |
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B 119118B 119118 Amelia Earhart
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gilpin, Caroline Crosson
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
Describes the life and legacy of the air pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while on a flight around the world. National Geographic Readers-Level 1. AR 2.9 RC 2.3 Lexile 410 IL 1-3. |
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B 88730B 88730 AMELIA EARHART
Grade Lvl: PI Author: LANGLEY, ANDREW
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997
Traces the life of the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared while attempting to fly around the world. From the series What's Their Story? |
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B 121501B 121501 Amelia Earhart: Aviation Pioneer
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016
A brief biography of Amelia Earhart, the female aviator who was the first woman to fly alone across the country. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 2.1 Lexile 390 IL K-2. |
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B 109629B 109629 Amelia Earhart: Legend of the Lost Aviator
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tanaka, Shelley
Length: 48 Copyright: 2008
Presents the story of the legendary aviator, Amelia Earhart, from her childhood until her final flight in 1937. Illsutrated by David Craig. AR and Follett RL 6.4. RC 5.7. Lexile 1000. |
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B 110586B 110586 Amelia Earhart: Legendary Aviator
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Anderson, Jameson
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007
An account of the life and career of early female aviator Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, and who disappeared in 1937 during what was supposed to be a round-the-world flight. Presented in graphic format. From the seriesGraphic Library: Graphic Biographies. Follett RL 3.2. AR 3.5. RC 2.8. Lexile 540. |
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B 114550B 114550 Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fleming, Candace
Length: 118 Copyright: 2011
Traces the life of female aviator Amelia Earhart from her childhood to her final flight, discusses the extensive search for her and her missing plane, and includes photographs, maps, handwritten notes by Amelia, and sidebars. AR 6.6 RC 6.6 Lexile 930 GR level U IL 4-7. |
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B 89337B 89337 America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000
Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement. AR 4.4. RC 3.4. Lexile 580. |
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B 123729B 123729 Animal Scientist and Activist Jane Goodall
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Hustad, Douglas
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Goodall used unconventional research methods to observe chimpanzees in East Africa. She studied the chimpanzees' behavior and revealed their tool-making abilities. As Goodall grew older, she turned her attention to raising awareness about endangered species and inspiring individuals around the globe to take action. She is one of the world's best-known scientists and activists. But how did she get there? Find out how Goodall's passion for animals helped her become the face of conservationism. Series nonfiction: STEM Trailblazers. Biography. IL 3-8. AR 5.5. RC 5.4. Lexile 820. GR U. |
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B 87231B 87231 Anne Frank
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Wukovits, John
Length: 96 Copyright: 1999
Discusses the life of Anne Frank, focusing on the years she and her family spent in hiding and the impact of her story upon the world. AR 8.5. IL 6-10. |
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B 88363B 88363 Anne Frank
Grade Lvl: I Author: Epstein, Rachel
Length: 63 Copyright: 1997
Traces the life of a Jewish girl who chronicled her day-to-day life in a diary as she hid. |
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B 117222B 117222 Anne Frank
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Zapruder, Alexandra
Length: 48 Copyright: 2013
Explores the life of Anne Frank and the experiences of Jews during World War II. Frank, Anne, 1929-1945. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Netherlands. Amsterdam. On cover: National Geographic Kids. From the series National Geographic Readers- Level 3. AR 5.0 IL 2-4. |
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B 79700B 79700 Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: VERHOEVEN, RIAN
Length: 112 Copyright: 1993
Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval which tore apart her world. Guided Reading level X. AR 6.8. RC 6.4. Lexile 1030. |
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B 111551B 111551 Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Metselaar, Menno
Length: 215 Copyright: 2009
Subtitle: Her Life in Words and Pictures from the Archives of the Anne Frank House. A photographic introduction to the life and experiences of Anne Frank, who along with her family and others lived in hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex from July 1942 until their capture in August 1944. AR8.9 GR level Y. IL 5-8. |
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B 122844B 122844 Anne Frank: Heroic Diarist of the Holocaust
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Killcoyne, Hope Lourie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Brief biography of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who kept a diary of her family's time spent in hiding in an Amsterdam attic during the Holocaust. From the Britannica Beginner Bios Series. AR 5.9 Lexile 920 IL 2-5. |
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B 73077B 73077 Anne Frank: Life in Hiding
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: HURWITZ, JOHANNA
Length: 62 Copyright: 1988
Biography of Anne Frank. AR 7.0. RC 5.7. Lexile 990. GR level W. |
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B 117295B 117295 Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kohuth, Jane
Length: 48 Copyright: 2013
While hidden with her family in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam during World War II, Anne Frank watches a chestnut tree she can see through an attic window change as the seasons pass, and sees it as proof that God has not forsaken her and her family. Frank, Anne, 1929-1945. Jews Netherlands Amsterdam Biography. Jewish children in the Holocaust. Step Into Reading--Step 3. AR 3.4 IL 1-4. |
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B 109214B 109214 Annie Oakley
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Whiting, Jim
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007
A brief profile of Annie Oakley that describes her troubled childhood, marriage to Frank Butler, and years with Buffalo Bill Cody's wildwest shows. Sharpshooters. From the Robbie Reader series What's So Great About...? AR 4.3. |
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B 114656B 114656 Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lambert, Joseph
Length: 92 Copyright: 2012
In graphic novel format, portrays the lives of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller, how Annie went about teaching Helen to read, write, and talk through sign language. AR 4.4. RC 4.5. Lexile 630. IL 5-10. |
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B 126677B 126677 Anybody's Game: Kathryn Johnston, the First Girl to Play Little League Baseball
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lang, Heather
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018
In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League, but an unwritten rule kept girls from trying out. So she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname "Tubby." She made the team and changed Little League Baseball forever. An inspiring and suspenseful story about what it means to want something so badly you'll break the rules to do it and how breaking the rules can lead to change. Biography. Narrative nonfiction. IL 2-6. AR 3.6. RC 3.4. Lexile 600. GR M. |
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B 122019B 122019 Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rockliff, Mara
Length: 48 Copyright: 2016
Traces the story of dancer-turned-magician's assistant Adelaide Herrmann, placing her achievements against a backdrop of period conventions about women in the arts and her determination to continue her work after the death of her husband. Entertainers. AR 4.2 RC 1.8 Lexile 510 GR level Q IL 1-4. |
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B 106993B 106993 Apple for Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Turner, Glennette
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006
After living on a plantation and picking apples without being able to eat them, Harriet Tubman achieves her dream of having her own apple trees. AR 4.3. Follett RL 2.5. GR level P. |
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B 120245B 120245 Ariana Grande
Grade Lvl: I Author: Morreale, Marie
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015
A biography of American singer, Ariana Grande. With her starring roles on two Nickelodeon sitcoms and hit pop albums, Ariana Grande has become a force in the entertainment world. Readers will find out how Ariana got her start on the stage of a Broadway musical, what her day-to-day life is like, and what she plans on doing next. From the series Real Bios. AR 5.3 RC 5.7 Lexile 890 IL 4-6. |
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B 123732B 123732 Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Schwartz, Heather E
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018
When Ellen Ochoa was young, male American astronauts walked on the moon. But girls were not allowed to be astronauts. Girls didn't often study science either but Ochoa didn't let that stop her. In high school, Ochoa loved math and science. In college, she studied physics and engineering, and later she became a scientist and inventor. Eventually NASA began accepting women into their astronaut training program. While there, Ochoa developed technology, became the first female Hispanic American astronaut, and logged 1,000 hours in outer space. Learn about Ochoa's hard work and perseverance on her journey toward becoming a scientist, inventor, and astronaut. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazers. Biography. IL 3-8. AR 5.5. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. GR T. |
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B 123730B 123730 Astronaut Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Lassieur, Allison
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first black woman to serve as a NASA astronaut, discussing her childhood, career as a doctor, and her time in space on the shuttle "Endeavour." Series nonfiction: STEM Trailblazers. IL 3-8. AR 5.3. RC 5.2. Lexile 790. GR U. |
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B 88020B 88020 Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lowery, Linda
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999
A biography of the freed slave who made her fortune in Colorado and used her money to bring other former slaves there to begin new lives. From the series On My Own: Biographies. AR 3.5. RC 3.1. Lexile 470. IL 2-4. |
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B 84698B 84698 Author: A True Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lester, Helen
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997
Children's author Helen Lester describes her life from age three to adulthood and discusses how she writes. AR 3.8. RC 2.8. Lexile 570. |
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B 89439B 89439 Babe Didrikson Zaharias: All-Around Athlete
Grade Lvl: P Author: Sutcliffe, Jane
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000
Tells the story of this athlete's early life, All-Star basketball career, and winning of three medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. GR level N. |
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B 109072B 109072 Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Making of a Champion
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 192 Copyright: 1999
A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track, and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes. AR 7.4. Follett RL 7.1. RC 8.3. Lexile 1060. |
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B 87724B 87724 Ballerina Dreams
Grade Lvl: P Author: White, Diana
Length: 46 Copyright: 1998
Diana White recounts how her dream of becoming a ballerina came true, from her first dance class at age four to her work with the New York City Ballet. From the series Hello Reader!, Level 3. AR 3.6. RC 2.8. Lexile 570. IL 1-2. |
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B 110651B 110651 Ballots for Belva
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008
Presents the story of Belva Ann Lockhood, a lawyer who argued cases in front of the Supreme Court and ran for office in 1884 while fighting for equality, and includes a glossary and timeline of events in women's suffrage. Presidential candidates. Feminists. Lawyers. Follett RL 7.7. AR 7.0. |
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B 128183B 128183 Barbie: Ruth Handler
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Slater, Lee
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022
Tells the story of Ruth Handler and the creation and evolution of the Barbie doll and the company Mattel. Biography. Series nonfiction: Toy Stories. IL 1-4. Lexile 660. |
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B 115397B 115397 Basketball Belles : How Two Teams and One Scrappy Player Put Women's Hoops on the Map
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Macy, Sue
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011
Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball; and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart-pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, earning national attention and putting women's basketball on the map. Basketball players. Pioneers New Mexico. AR 3.9 RC 3.3 Lexile 700 IL 2-5. |
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B 121602B 121602 Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McPhail, David
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015
Chronicles the life of children's illustrator and author Beatrix Potter, examining how art influenced her young life. AR 4.0 RC 4.2 Lexile 790 IL K-2. |
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B 125031B 125031 Becoming
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Obama, Michelle
Length: 426 Copyright: 2018
An autobiography of lawyer and American First Lady Michelle Obama. Autobiography. IL 10-12+. AR 8.0. Lexile 1170. |
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B 126057B 126057 Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Manzano, Sonia
Length: 262 Copyright: 2015
Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. Autobiography. Hispanic Americans. IL 8-12. AR 5.5. RC 6.3. Lexile 910. |
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B 124003B 124003 Before She Was Harriet
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life. Juvenile nonfiction. Biography. Story written in verse. IL 1-4. AR 4.5. |
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B 106252B 106252 Betsy Ross
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 31 Copyright: 2006
Presents a brief biography of Betsy Ross, the woman who allegedly stitched the first American flag together in the 1770s, and includesinformation on her youth, her marriage, and career as a seamstress. From the series Rookie Biographies. AR and Follett RL 2.5. |
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B 78283B 78283 BETSY ROSS, DESIGNER OF OUR FLAG
Grade Lvl: PI Author: WEIL, ANN
Length: 192 Copyright: 1983
Recreates the childhood of the woman traditionally remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776. AR 3.8. Follett RL 4.0. RC 4.1. Lexile 550. Guided Reading level R. |
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B 103184B 103184 BETSY ROSS: AMERICAN FLAG & LIFE IN YOUNG AMERICA
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: RANDOLPH, RYAN
Length: 112 Copyright: 2002
/M Examines the life and times of American patriot Betsy Ross, looking at her activities in the Revolutionary War era, and her association to the creation of the first American flag. AR 7.8. Follett RL 7.1. |
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B 102414B 102414 BETSY ROSS: PATRIOT
Grade Lvl: PI Author: FRANCHINO, VICKY
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003
Brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of American patriot Betsy Ross, credited with making the first American flag. From the series Our People. AR level 4.6. Follett RL 5.4. |
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B 102137B 102137 Betty Doll
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 38 Copyright: 2001
Presents a story of precious family memories, based on the author's discovery of a beloved old rag doll wrapped in a letter written by her mother who had died. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.3. Follett RL 3.9.RC 3.8. Lexile 540. IL 2-5. |
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B 100282B 100282 BEVERLY CLEARY
Grade Lvl: PI Author: MEISTER, CARI
Length: 24 Copyright: 2001
Provides information about the childhood, education, and career of children's book author Beverly Cleary, creator of the Ramona Quimby character. From the series Children's Authors. Follett RL 2.0. |
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B 128200B 128200 Beyonce
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Strand, Jennifer
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017
Five exciting chapters highlight how Beyonce went from talent competition winner to international superstar. Zoom in even deeper with quick stats, a timeline, and bolded glossary terms. Biography. Series nonfiction: Zoom in on the Stars. IL K-3. AR 2.1. Lexile 470. GR J. |
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B 125147B 125147 Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gillibrand, Kirsten
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
Profiles ten women who fought hard to gain the right to vote in the United States, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and Inez Milholland. Picture book for older readers. Narrative. Biography. Suffrage. IL 2-5. AR 6.1. Lexile 1010. GR U. |
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B 115253B 115253 Bon Appetit! : The Delicious Life of Julia Child
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hartland, Jessie
Length: 50 Copyright: 2012
Picture book biography of Julia Child is done in a journal/scrapbook layout with childlike handwriting and drawings. Follow Julia Child—chef, author, and television personality—from her childhood in Pasadena, California, to her life as a spy in WWII, to the cooking classes she took in Paris, to the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking,to the funny moments of being a chef on TV. Cooks. Chefs. RC 4.2 IL 2-5. |
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B 126523B 126523 Born Curious: 20 Girls Who Grew Up to Be Awesome Scientists
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Freeman, Martha
Length: 122 Copyright: 2020
A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists (including Rosalind Franklin, Marie Tharp, Shirley Anne Jackson, and more) who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries. Biography collection. STEM/STEAM. Scientists. IL 3-8. AR 7.2. Lexile 1000. |
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B 105469B 105469 Bottle Houses: Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Slaymaker, Melissa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004
An introduction to the world of folk artist Grandma Prisbrey. Visionary art. Collections. Refuse as art material. Vernacular architecture. AR 4.4. Follett RL 4.3. |
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B 127676B 127676 Boundless
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lowe, Chaunte
Length: 240 Copyright: 2023
World champion high jumper Chaunte Lowe pens the captivating story of her journey from an impoverished childhood full of big dreams and devastating hurdles, to becoming a bronze medal-winning US Olympian. African American. Biography. Homelessness. Memoir. Sports. Olympic athletes. Track and field. Young adult. IL 7-12. Lexile 950. |
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KM 11579KM 11579 Boxed Books: American Heroes
Grade Lvl: P Author: Collard, Sneed
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012
Collection of books from the series American Heroes. Biographees include: Abraham Lincoln; Cesar Chavez; Eleanor Roosevelt; George Washington; John Adams; John Glenn; Lady Bird Johnson; Phillis Wheatley; Pocohontas; Rosa parks; Sacagawea; Sitting Bull; and Thomas Jefferson. IL 2-6. Four-week loan period. |
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KM 10630KM 10630 Boxed Books: Graphic Library Biographies
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008
Collection of books in graphic novel format from the series Graphic Library. Graphic Biographies. Each of the biographies (included fictionalized dialogue) is 32 pages long. Titles: Amelia Earhart: Legendary Aviator (AR 3.5. Follett RL 3.2. RC 2.8. Lexile 540); Benedict Arnold (AR 4.0. Follett RL 3.7. Lexile 540); Benjamin Franklin: American Hero and Traitor (AR 4.0. Follett RL 3.8. RC 3.3. Lexile 610); Bessie Coleman: Daring Stunt Pilot (AR 4.0. Follett RL 3.9. Lexile 640); Booker T. Washington: Great American Educator (AR 4.4. Follett RL 4.4. RC 3.5. Lexile 660); Cesar Chavez: Fighting for Farmworkers (AR 4.0. Follett RL 3.5. RC 3.2. Lexile 590); Christopher Columbus: Famous Explorer (AR 3.6. Follett RL 3.5. Lexile 530); Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield (AR 4.1. Follett RL 3.8. RC 3.5. Lexile 660); Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World (AR 3.9. Follett RL 3.9. RC 2.9. Lexile 570); Elizabeth Blackwell: America's First Woman Doctor (AR 4.0. Follett RL 4.5. RC 2.9. Lexile 570); Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women's Rights Pioneer (AR 4.0. Follett RL 3.8. RC 3.2. Lexile 580); Florence Nightingale: Lady with the Lamp (AR and Follett RL 4.1. Lexile 610); George Washington Carver: Ingenious Inventor (AR and Follett RL 4.2. RC 3.3. Lexile 600); George Washington: Leading a New Nation (AR and Follett RL 3.9. RC 3.3. Lexile 600); Helen Keller: Courageous Advocate (AR and Follett RL 3.7. RC 3.2. Lexile 580); Jackie Robinson: Baseball's Great Pioneer (AR and Follett RL 3.8. RC 2.9. Lexile 570); Jane Goodall: Animal Scientist (AR and Follett RL 4.4. RC 3.5. Lexile 650); Jim Thorpe: Greatest Athlete in the World (AR 3.8. Follett RL 3.5. Lexile 600); John F. Kennedy: American Visionary (AR 4.9. Follett RL 4.7. Lexile 730); Martin Luther King, Jr.: Great Civil Rights Leader (AR 4.2. Follett RL 3.7. RC 3.4. Lexile 640); Matthew Henson: Arctic Adventurer (AR and Follett RL 3.9. RC 3.4. Lexile 640); Molly Pitcher: Young American Patriot (AR and Follett RL 3.7. RC 2.5. Lexile 480); Mother Jones: Labor Leader (AR 4.4. Follett RL 3.9. RC 3.5. Lexile 670); Muhammad Ali: American Champion (AR and Follett RL 3.8. Lexile 510); Nathan Hale: Revolutionary Spy (AR 3.8. Follett RL 3.4. RC 3.3. Lexile 570); Patrick Henry: Liberty Or Death (AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 620); Sacagawea: Journey into the West (AR 3.6. Follett RL 3.4. RC 2.7. Lexile 520); Samuel Adams: Patriot and Statesman (AR 4.5. Follett RL 4.2. RC 3.4. Lexile 640); Theodore Roosevelt: Bear of a President (AR and Follett RL 4.7. Lexile 720); Thomas Jefferson: Great American (AR 4.1. Follett RL 3.8. RC 2.9. Lexile 560); William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania (AR and Follett RL 4.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 590); and Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Track Star (AR 3.9. Follett RL 3.5. RC 2.8. Lexile 560). Four-week loan period. |
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KM 7235KM 7235 Boxed Books: People Who Made a Difference
Grade Lvl: P Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2003
Collection of early biographies in the Newbridge series, People Who Made a Difference. Brief biographies of historical figures who tried to improve the world. Includes American leaders, heroes, inventors: Jane Adams, Abraham Lincoln, John Muir, Martin Luther King, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Thurgood Marshall, etc. Four-week loan period. |
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B 115648B 115648 Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Markel, Michelle
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district. Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909. Strikes and lockouts Clothing trade. Women clothing workers. Women in the labor movement. AR 5.0 RC 3.6 Lexile 760 IL K-3. |
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B 113027B 113027 Bravest Woman in America
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Moss, Marissa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011
Tells the true story of Ida Lewis, explaining how she learned to tend a lighthouse from her father, discussing her responsibilities as the lighthouse keeper, and describing her heroic rescues. Lewis, Ida, 1842-1911. Lighthouse keepers. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 810. IL K-4. |
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B 115406B 115406 Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reef, Catherine
Length: 231 Copyright: 2012
An exploration of the lives of the Bronte sisters and the time in which they lived. Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848. Bronte, Anne, 1820-1849. AR 7.8 RC 10.0 Lexile 1080 IL 6-10. |
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B 119251B 119251 Brown Girl Dreaming
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 336 Copyright: 2014
The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South. Newbery Medal- Honors 2015. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner- 2015. National Book Award Winner- 2014. AR 5.3 RC 8.4 Lexile 990. IL 4-9. |
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KM 12368KM 12368 Brown Girl Dreaming (Book & Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 0 Copyright: 2014
The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South. Kit contains audio read-along (4 CDs; 3 hours, 56 min.) and book (337 pages) by Jacqueline Woodson. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner-2015. National Book Award Winner-2014 AR 5.3 RC 8.4 Lexile 990. IL 4-9. |
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B 108877B 108877 Bus Ride that Changed History
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Edwards, Pamela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005
Subtitle: The Story of Rosa Parks. A cumulative narrative tells the story of Rosa Parks, an African American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man. "House that Jack Built" style. Segregation in transportation. AR 5.5. Follett RL 2.2. |
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B 88367B 88367 CALAMITY JANE
Grade Lvl: I Author: SANFORD, WILLIAM
Length: 48 Copyright: 1996
Biography of Calamity Jane (Martha Cannary) who was friends with Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody, and is best remembered as an independent woman who could ride and shoot with the toughest of men. From the series Legendary Heroes Of the Wild West. |
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B 124789B 124789 Caroline's Comets: A True Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 31 Copyright: 2017
Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in Hanover, Germany, she was scarred from smallpox, stunted from typhus and used by her parents as a scullery maid. But when her favorite brother, William, left for England, he took her with him. The siblings shared a passion for stars, and together they built the greatest telescope of their age, working tirelessly on star charts. Using their telescope, Caroline discovered fourteen nebulae and two galaxies, was the first woman to discover a comet, and became the first woman officially employed as a scientist--by no less than the King of England! The information from the Herschels' star catalogs is still used by space agencies today. IL 1-5. AR 4.7. RC 4.3. Lexile 800. |
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B 107935B 107935 Catching the Moon
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hubbard, Crystal
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005
Subtitle: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream. A picture book biography highlighting a pivotal event in the childhood of African American baseball player Marcenia 'Toni Stone' Lyle Alberga, the woman who broke baseball's gender barrier by becoming the first female roster member of a professional Negro League Team. AR 4.3. RC 3.4. Lexile 760. |
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B 118110B 118110 Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hunter, Nick
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
Looks at the life of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. From the series Extraordinary Women. AR 6.6 Lexile 1010 IL 4-7. |
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B 102187B 102187 Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Goodall, Jane
Length: 80 Copyright: 2001
Dr. Jane Goodall provides an account of her life studying chimpanzees at the Gombe National Park and shares what she has learned from her observations. Picture book for older readers.FOSS: Structures of Life. AR level 6.7 Follett RL 5.7. RC 5.9. Lexile 990. IL 4-8. |
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B 120466B 120466 Chocolate Chip Cookie Queen: Ruth Wakefield and Her Yummy Invention
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bredeson, Carmen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
A biography of Ruth Wakefield's life, and her invention of the chocolate chip cookie. From the series Inventors At Work! AR 4.1 Lexile 620 IL 3-5. |
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B 127998B 127998 Choosing Brave
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Joy, Angela
Length: 64 Copyright: 2022
Subtitle: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement. The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement. Biography. Picture book for older readers. Social studies connections. American history. IL 2-6. AR 4.4. Lexile 680. |
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B 89055B 89055 Civil Rights Pioneer: Mary Church Terrell
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Swain, Gwenyth
Length: 64 Copyright: 1999
Subtitle: A Story About Mary Church Terrell. A biography of a determined woman, who was born in Tennessee, educated in Ohio, and lived in Washington, D.C., where she worked to gain equal rights for herself and other African Americans. AR 6.1. RC 4.8. Lexile 930. |
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B 118305B 118305 Clara and Davie: The True Story of Young Clara Barton, Founder of the Red Cross
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
Describes how a young, shy Clara Barton loved and nurtured animals and plants before her older brother recognized Clara's gifts and encouraged her to develop her healing skills. AR 3.9 IL 1-4. |
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B 105682B 105682 Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Ditchfield, Christin
Length: 111 Copyright: 2004
Discusses the life and work of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross. From the series Great Life Stories. AR 7.1. Follett RL 5.8. RC 7.1. Lexile 910. |
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B 78298B 78298 CLARA BARTON: SOLDIER OF MERCY
Grade Lvl: PI Author: ROSE, MARY
Length: 80 Copyright: 1991
Biography of Clara Barton, nurse during the Civil War. |
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B 80327B 80327 Cleopatra
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nardo, Don
Length: 112 Copyright: 1994
Examines the life and reign of the woman who ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C. and discusses her relationship with two powerful Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. |
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B 81496B 81496 Cleopatra
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stanley, Diane
Length: 48 Copyright: 1994
Picture book biography of Cleopatra, the last of the Ptolemies to rule Egypt. Picture book for older readers. RC and Follett RL 5.7. Lexile 1000. GR level T. |
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B 122027B 122027 Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Novesky, Amy
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
Before she became an artist, Louise Bourgeois was an apprentice in her family's tapestry shop, where her mother was a weaver of tapestries. Discover how Louise learned about form and color, and how memories of her mother and her past are stitched into all of Louise's works. AAR 5.7 RC 7.5 Lexile 1000 IL 1-4. |
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B 125581B 125581 Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Slade, Suzanne
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019
Tells the story of Katherine Johnson, NASA mathmatician who helped put the first man on the moon. Includes timelines. Computer and Coding. Biography. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6. AR 4.3. |
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B 120741B 120741 Computer Engineer Ruchi Sanghvi
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura Hamilton
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
A biography of Ruchi Sanghvi, a computer engineer. Facebook. Dropbox. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 5.3 Lexile 840 GR level U IL 3-6. |
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B 123731B 123731 Computer Scientist Jean Bartik
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Reed, Jennifer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
During World War II, women took on more technology jobs as men joined the armed forces. Bartik started her career doing mathematical calculations for top-secret weapons systems projects. After the war, a new machine took over these calculations. It was the first all-electronic computer, and Bartik helped build and program it. But how did Bartik's interest in mathematics take her to the forefront of cutting-edge technology? Find out how she went from gifted student to software pioneer. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazers. IL 3-8. AR 5.9. RC 7.4. Lexile 950. GR V. |
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B 108471B 108471 Condoleezza Rice
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Banting, Erinn
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008
Introduces children to the life of influential political leader Condoleezza Rice, discussing her childhood, schooling, years as a teacher, influence on American politics, and other related topics. Cabinet officers. National Security Council. From the series Remarkable People. AR 5.5. |
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B 111040B 111040 Coretta Scott
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Shange, Ntozake
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009
Picture book biography of Coretta Scott King, describing her childhood in the segregated South, her marriage to Martin Luther King, Jr., and her civil rights work. Poetic text. AR 4.9. Follett RL 4.4. |
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B 111047B 111047 Coretta Scott King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura
Length: 48 Copyright: 2008
Introduces the life and accomplishments of Coretta Scott King to young readers. Describes her childhood, education, marriage to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and her work as an activist. Includes a time line. From the series History Maker Bios. AR 4.5 Follett RL 4.4 RC 3.5 Lexile 660 GR level R IL 3-4. |
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B 122748B 122748 Coretta Scott King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015
An illustrated biography of Coretta Scott King, an American civil rights activist, and the wife of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. From the series Women Who Broke The Rules. AR 5.7 RC 5.7 Lexile 880 GR level T IL 2-5. |
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B 111148B 111148 Coretta Scott King: A Biography
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McCarty, Laura
Length: 160 Copyright: 2009
Chronicles the life of Coretta Scott King, and covers her childhood in Alabama during the late 1920s, education, marriage to Martin Luther King, Jr., her involvement in the civil rights movement, and other related topics. Includes a time line. From the series Greenwood Biographies. |
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B 107281B 107281 Coretta Scott King: Civil Rights Activist
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gelfand, Dale
Length: 137 Copyright: 2007
Examines the life and achievements of Coretta Scott King, discussing her childhood in rural Alabama, education, marriage to preacher and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and her determination to carry on his legacy after his assassination. Follett RL 8.5. |
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B 111605B 111605 Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stanley, George
Length: 213 Copyright: 2008
An illustrated fictionalized biography of Coretta Scott King that focuses on her childhood in Alabama where she climbed trees, bonded closely with her father, and sang songs. From the series Childhood of Famous Americans. Follet RL 5.4. AR 5.9. |
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B 125217B 125217 Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Becker, Helaine
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, Counting on Katherine is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history. Includes back matter. Picture book for older readers. Biography. IL 2-6. AR 4.2. RC 4.4. Lexile 710. |
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B 127222B 127222 Courage: My Story of Persecution
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Jan, Freshta Tori
Length: 122 Copyright: 2022
A young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist. As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta's school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and shot. Her journey through poverty, terrorism, and other forms of injustice has enabled her to be a voice for those unable to share their stories and those unable to receive the opportunities she has sought. She believes in empowering youth in order to bring about change and be the leaders of today and tomorrow. Autobiography. Nonfiction: I, Witness series, Book 3. Memoir. Narrative nonfiction. Responsible decision-making. Afghan American women. Social reform. IL 6-10. |
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B 126222B 126222 Cub
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Copeland, Cynthia L
Length: 223 Copyright: 2020
Twelve-year-old Cindy has just dipped a toe into seventh-grade drama with its complicated friendships, bullies, and cute boys when she earns an internship as a cub reporter at a local newspaper in the early 1970s. A rare young female reporter takes Cindy under her wing, and Cindy soon learns not only how to write a lede, but also how to respectfully question authority, how to assert herself in a world run by men, and as the Watergate scandal unfolds how brave reporting and writing can topple a corrupt world leader. Searching for her own scoops, Cindy doesn't always get it right, on paper or in real life. But whether she's writing features about ghost hunters, falling off her bicycle and into her first crush, or navigating shifting friendships, Cindy grows wiser and more confident through every awkward and hilarious mistake. Graphic novel format. Memoir. Biography. IL 5-9. |
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B 103930B 103930 Cynthia Rylant
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McGinty, Alice B
Length: 112 Copyright: 2004
Discusses the life and work of author Cynthia Rylant, including her writing process and methods, inspirations, a critical discussion of her books, biographical timeline, and awards. Authorship. From the series The Library of Author Biographies. AR 6.9. Follett RL 5.6. |
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B 118808B 118808 Dare the Wind
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fern, Tracey E
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
A biography of Eleanor (Ellen) Prentiss Creesy recounting her voyage as she raced her husband's clipper ship from New York City around the tip of Cape Horn to San Francisco. Endpapers show the Flying Cloud's sailing route. Clipper ships. Creesy, Eleanor, 1814-1900. Sailors. Navigators. AR 4.8 RC 4.7 Lexile 880 IL 1-4. |
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B 103401B 103401 Daring Nellie Bly: America's Star Reporter
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Christensen, Bonnie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003
Introduces the life of Nellie Bly, who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had. Picture book for older readers. AR 6.2. Follett RL 5.3. RC 4.9. Lexile 970. GR level R. |
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B 67844B 67844 DEBORAH SAMPSON GOES TO WAR
Grade Lvl: PI Author: STEVENS, BRYNA
Length: 48 Copyright: 1984
This is a biography of the woman who serves in the army during the Revolutionary War under the name Robert Shurtleff and who later lectured about her experiences. |
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B 87688B 87688 Diana: Princess of the People
Grade Lvl: I Author: Stone, Tanya
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999
Follows the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, from her childhood, through her experiences with the royal family and public life, to her death in 1997. AR 6.9. IL 4-6. |
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B 79856B 79856 Dinner at Aunt Connie's House
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Ringgold, Faith
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993
Using an annual family reunion at Aunt Connie's house as a narrative device, Ringgold introduces 12 famous African American women and their contributions to African American history. Blends fact & fiction. AR 4.8. RC 5.8. Lexile 640. GR level Q IL K-4. |
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B 88350B 88350 Disease Detective: Solving Deadly Mysteries
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Greenberg, Keith
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998
Profiles the training and work of a woman who has helped the Center for Disease Control track down causes of various deadly outbreaks of diseases, including the Ebola virus in Africa. From the series Risky Business. Epidemiologists. AR 6.0. Lexile 910. IL 3-5. |
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B 125216B 125216 Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mosca, Julia Finley
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017
As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, Patricia Bath made it her mission to become a doctor. When obstacles like racism, poverty, and sexism threatened this goal, she persevered--brightening the world with a game-changing treatment for blindness! Biography. Juvenile nonfiction. Rhyming. Series: Amazing Scientists. IL K-3. AR 3.3. Lexile 530. |
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B 109382B 109382 Dolley Madison Saves George Washington
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Brown, Don
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007
Describes the significant contribution Dolley Madison made to the United States when she saved a picture of George Washington. First ladies. AR 5.9. Follett RL 5.7. Lexile 920. IL 1-4. |
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B 128287B 128287 Dolly Parton
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Sanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019
A brief illustrated biography of American singer-songwriter and actor Dolly Parton. Country music. Singer. Songwriter. Biography. Series nonfiction: Little People, Big Dreams. AR 3.9. IL 1-4. |
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B 115393B 115393 Dolores Huerta: A Hero To Migrant Workers
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Warren, Sarah E
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012
An illustrated look at the life and accomplishments of Dolores Huerta, who fought to ensure fair and safe work places for migrant workers. Includes a timeline and resources for teachers. Women labor leaders. Mexican American women labor union members. Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers. Migrant agricultural laborers. Mexican Americans Biography. RC 2.1 Lexile 520 IL 1-4. |
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B 121941B 121941 Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rosenstock, Barb
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
Tells the emotional story of Lange's evolution as one of the founders of documentary photography. Describes how Dorothea Lange knew she wanted to become a photographer at an early age and pursued her dream as she focused her lens on the previously unseen victims of the Great Depression. It includes a gallery of Lange's photographs, and an author's note, timeline, and bibliography. AR 3.3 RC 3.3 Lexile 580 IL 3-5. |
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B 124796B 124796 Dreamers
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Morales, Yuyi
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed. She brought her strength, her work, her passion, her hopes and dreams...and her stories. Dreamers is about making a home in a new place. Yuyi and her son Kelly's passage was not easy, and Yuyi spoke no English whatsoever at the time. But together, they found an unexpected, unbelievable place: the public library. There, book by book, they untangled the language of this strange new land, and learned to make their home within it. Notable Social Studies 2018-19. Autobiography. IL K-4. Iowa Goldfinch Award 2020-2021. (I'm Your Neighbor - Welcoming Library). |
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B 126760B 126760 Dreaming in Code: Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 164 Copyright: 2019
This biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain's most infamous Romantic poet, became the world's first computer programmer. Biography. Mathematics. STEM. Computers 19th Century. IL 6-10. AR 8.3. RC 10.5. Lexile 1110. |
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B 125030B 125030 Educated: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Westover, Tara
Length: 334 Copyright: 2018
A memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes from severing one's closest ties. A universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it. Autobiography. Idaho rural conditions. Counter culture. IL 11-12+. |
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B 119250B 119250 El Deafo
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Bell, Cece
Length: 233 Copyright: 2014
A graphic novel memoir of author/illustrator Cece Bell who grew up hearing impaired. At age four Bell contracted meningitis, leaving her deaf. She tells readers about the friends and family who help her adjust, the frustration she feels when learning to communicate, and the devices she uses to assist her hearing. Her human characters are anthropomorphized bunnies. Cartoonists. Cartoons and comics. Charlotte Huck Honor Book 2015. Newbery Medal - Honors 2015. AR 2.7 RC 3.4 Lexile 420 IL 3-7. |
El Deafo PIJ
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B 84111B 84111 Eleanor
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cooney, Barbara
Length: 40 Copyright: 1996
Presents the childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who married a president of the United States and became known as a great humanitarian. AR 4.7. RC 4.2. Lexile 810. GR level S. |
Eleanor PI
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B 88551B 88551 Eleanor Everywhere: Life of Eleanor Roosevelt
Grade Lvl: PI Author: KULLING, MONICA
Length: 48 Copyright: 1999
Profiles the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own, devoted to helping others and working for peace. Step Into Reading, Step 4. |
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B 113326B 113326 Eleanor Roosevelt
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lee, Sally
Length: 24 Copyright: 2011
Simple text and photographs describe the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. From the Pebble Plus series First Ladies. AR 2.4. GR level N. IL K-2 |
Eleanor Roosevelt KP
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B 123504B 123504 Eleanor Roosevelt in Her Own Words
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Shea, John M
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Eleanor Roosevelt wasn't content to be a seldom-seen, never-heard First Lady. Instead, she worked tirelessly for the many causes dear to her heart, including the rights of African Americans, women, and the poor. After Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, she traveled the world promoting peace in the aftermath of World War II. Roosevelt was so beloved she became known as the "First Lady of the World." Includes glossary, index, content sidebars as well as primary sources. Nonfiction series. Eyewitness to History. Biography. IL 3-8. AR 6.0. Lexile 920. |
Eleanor Roosevelt in Her Own Words PIJ
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B 121509B 121509 Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady & Equal Rights Advocate
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016
Presents information about the first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, including her childhood, education, and career. Depicts how she forever changed the role of the First Lady. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 2.0 Lexile 330 IL K-2. |
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B 116502B 116502 Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady and Civil Rights Activist
Grade Lvl: P Author: Stille, Darlene R.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
Presents a brief biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of F.D.R. and one of the first First Ladies to take a more active role in American government. Civil rights workers. First ladies. From the series Beginner Biographies. AR 3.7 Lexile 590 IL 1-3. |
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B 110012B 110012 Eleanor, Quiet No More
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 40 Copyright: 2009
A biographical tribute to the upbringing and career of Eleanor Roosevelt, who taught children in poor neighborhoods in New York City and worked as an ambassador, activist, and champion of civil rights. AR 4.2. Follett RL 4.1. RC 3.2. Lexile 670. IL 2-6. |
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B 113238B 113238 Eliza's Cherry Trees: Japan's Gift to America
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Zimmerman, Andrea
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011
Illustrations and text describe the efforts of travel writer Eliza Scidmore to bring the cherry blossoms of Japan to her home in Washington, DC, in the beginning of the twentieth century. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore 1856-1928. Japanese flowering cherry tree. Diplomatic gifts. Urban beautification. AR 4.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 670. IL 2-5. |
Eliza's Cherry Trees: Japan's Gift to America PI
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B 119225B 119225 Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Her Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Shea, Nicole
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
A short biography of sufffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Suffragists. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6. |
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B 121510B 121510 Ella Fitzgerald: American Jazz Singer
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016
Presents the life of the jazz singer, including where she was born, how she got started in music, and why she is remembered as "The First Lady of Song." From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 1.9 Lexile 340 IL K-2. |
Ella Fitzgerald: American Jazz Singer KP
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B 120768B 120768 Ellen Degeneres: Television's Funniest Host
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hollander, Barbara Gottfried
Length: 112 Copyright: 2015
Looks at the life and career of gay television personality and comedian, Ellen DeGeneres. Comedians. Television personalities. From the series Remarkable LGBTQ Lives. IL 7-12. |
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B 109938B 109938 Ellen Ochoa: Reach for the Stars!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Latham, Donna
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006
Presents a short biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, and chronicles her life, education, dreams of becoming an astronaut, and training as part of the "Discovery" team. From the series Defining Moments. AR 4.5. Follett RL 4.6. |
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B 120696B 120696 Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Engle, Margarita
Length: 192 Copyright: 2015
In this poetic memoir, Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War. Cuban Americans- Biography. Pura Belpre Author Award Winner- 2016. AR 6.1 RC 10.6 Lexile 1120 IL 6-9. |
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir IJ
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B 123734B 123734 Environmentalist Rachel Carson
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Hustad, Douglas
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
As a little girl, Rachel Carson loved to explore the woods near her house. As an adult, she became an ecologist who helped change national policy and inspired people to protect the environment. Biography. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazer Biographies. IL 3-8. AR 5.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 580. GR T. |
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B 106001B 106001 Extraordinary Women Explorers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rooney, Frances
Length: 118 Copyright: 2005
Profiles the lives of 12 women explorers throughout history including Sacagawea, Amanda Berry Smith, Edith S Watson & Victoria Hayward, Alexandra David-Neel, Phyllis Munday, Freya Stark, Ada Blackjack, Dervla Murphy, Sharon Wood, Matty McNair and Denise Martin. Follett RL 6.5. AR 7.1. |
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B 93378B 93378 Extraordinary Women from U.S. History
Grade Lvl: T Author: Smith, Chari
Length: 123 Copyright: 2003
Subtitle: Readers Theatre for Grades 4-8. Presents scripts describing the contribution that nine women made in shaping history and includes background information and follow-up activities on Sacagawea, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Blackwell, Nellie Bly, Amelia Earhart, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias. |
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B 107644B 107644 Extraordinary Women Scientists
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stille, Darlene R.
Length: 208 Copyright: 1995
Biographies of 50 women scientists who have made significant contributions in scientific fields, such as Mary Anning, Florence Bascom, Annie Jump Cannon, Emma Perry Carr, Rachel Carson, Gerty Cori, Marie Curie, Alice Eastwood, Tilly Edinger, Dian Fossey, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Grace Hopper, Ida Hyde, Irene Joliot-Curie, Maria Mayer, Barbara McClintock, Margaret Mead, Lise Meitner, Maria Mitchell, and more. |
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KM 10883KM 10883 Eyewitness Books: First Ladies
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Pastan, Amy
Length: 0 Copyright: 2009
Contains short profiles of the first ladies of the United States, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, accompanied by illustrations and photographs of memorabilia associated with each woman. Primary sources. Contents: book, clip-art CD, and poster. |
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B 82590B 82590 Famous First of Black Women
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Plowden, Martha
Length: 155 Copyright: 1993
Focuses on notable African American women who have helped shape American destiny, including contributors in the fields of politics, sports, and the arts. Follett RL 8.3. |
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B 124606B 124606 Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman's Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Farrell, Mary Cronk
Length: 44 Copyright: 2016
A biography of American labor activist Fannie Sellins. Fannie Sellins (1872-1919) lived during the Gilded Age of American Industrialization, when the Carnegies and Morgans wore jewels while their laborers wore rags. Fannie dreamed that America could achieve its ideals of equality and justice for all, and she sacrificed her life to help that dream come true. Fannie became a union activist, helping to create St. Louis, Missouri, Local 67 of the United Garment Workers of America. She traveled the nation and eventually gave her life, calling for fair wages and decent working and living conditions for workers in both the garment and mining industries. Her accomplishments live on today. This book includes an index, glossary, a timeline of unions in the United States, and endnotes. Picture book for older readers. Narrative. Biography. IL 5-8. AR 6.2. RC 7.6. Lexile 1020. |
Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman's Courage in the Struggle for American Lab IJ
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B 126058B 126058 Farewell to Manzanar
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki
Length: 174 Copyright: 2000
Biography of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston relating her experiences of living at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II and how it has influenced her life. Connections include supplementary material and biographical sketches of the authors. Biography. Japanese Americans. Relocation centers. IL 7-12. AR 6.7. RC 7.8. Lexile 1040. GR Z. |
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KM 13216KM 13216 Farewell to Manzanar (6 books, audio CDs and Instructional Resources)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki
Length: 174 Copyright: 2000
Biography of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston relating her experiences of living at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II and how it has influenced her life. Connections include supplementary material and biographical sketches of the authors. Asian Americans. Consequences of war. Biography. Relocation Center. Prisons and prisoners. Contents of kit include 6 books, audio CDs, DVD and 2 teacher guides. Audio CDs run time: approximately 5 hours. DVD run time: 107 minutes. Novel Study. IL 7-12. AR 6.7. RC 7.8. Lexile 1040. |
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B 112767B 112767 Fearless: Story of Racing Legend Louise Smith
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rosenstock, Barbara
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010
Offers a brief overview of the life and career of race car driver Louise Smith and discusses how she paved the way for other women in racing history. Automobile racing drivers. Stock car drivers. AR 3.0. RC 2.4. Lexile 600. IL 1-4. |
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B 126243B 126243 Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Staff of the Undefeated
Length: 94 Copyright: 2019
A collective biography of 44 prominent African Americans from United States history, including Frederick Douglass, Aretha Franklin, and Barack Obama. Biography collection. African American. U.S. History. Picture book for older readers. IL 5-8. |
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B 81246B 81246 Firetalking
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994
Author artist Polacco recounts her daily life and describes how the people and events are woven into her books. From the series Meet the Author. AR 4.3. RC 3.9. Lexile 770. GR level M. |
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B 114549B 114549 First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wadsworth, Ginger
Length: 210 Copyright: 2012
Offers insight into the life of Juliette Low, the woman behind the creation of Girl Scouts, discussing the events that impacted her vision, the controversy surrounding her methods, and the diverse group of individuals she welcomed. AR 8.0 IL 4-7. |
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B 102863B 102863 Flight of Red Bird: Life of Zitkala-Sa
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 186 Copyright: 1997
Chronicles, through her own reminiscences, letters, speeches, and stories, the experiences of a Yankton Indian woman whose life spanned the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century. Sioux. Indians of the Great Plains. Indian boarding schools. Indian-rights activists. Primary sources. AR 7.1. Lexile 960. IL 7-10. |
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KM 12140KM 12140 Flo Jo: The Story of Florence Griffith Joyner "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 100 Copyright: 1999
When Florence Griffith was five years old, she raced against the jackrabbits in the desert. By the time she was 20, she was one of the fastest runners in America. Then, something seemed to go wrong. Florence did not win an Olympic gold medial in 1980 or 1984, but she became the fastest woman in the world at the Olympics in 1988. Kit contains five copies of the book from the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Gold Level (RL 2-3) Publisher GR level L. Lexile 540. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom. |
Flo Jo: The Story of Florence Griffith Joyner "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS
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B 102305B 102305 Florence Nightingale
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Armentrout, David
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002
Biography of the English nurse who served in the Crimean War. From the series People Who Made a Difference. AR level 3.8. Follett RL 4.3. IL 2-4. |
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B 106251B 106251 Florence Nightingale
Grade Lvl: P Author: Alexander, Carol
Length: 31 Copyright: 2004
The story of Florence Nightingale, who revolutionized hospital care and nursing in the nineteenth century. From the series Rookie Biographies. AR 2.6. Follett RL 2.1. RC 1.9. Lexile 380. IL 1-2. |
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B 117776B 117776 Florence Nightingale
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Demi
Length: 34 Copyright: 2014
Florence Nightingale revolutionized the world of medicine by emphasizing cleanliness, food that was hot and nutritious, and organization in hospitals. What began as an attempt to make army hospitals safer and more effective became a lifelong mission. Picture book biography portrays the story of Florence's life and explores the long-lasting effects of her career. AR 5.9 Lexile 1020 IL 2-4. |
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B 123405B 123405 Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reef, Catherine
Length: 184 Copyright: 2017
This biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the Lady with the Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the war, and her modern methods in nursing became the defining standards still used today. Slightly oversized book. Included photographs/pictures. Biography. IL 7-12. AR 7.6. RC 9.4. Lexile 1050. |
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B 100583B 100583 Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Borden, Louise
Length: 38 Copyright: 2001
Discusses the life of the determined African American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921. Picture book for older readers. AR level 4.5. Follett RL 5.1. RC 4.1. |
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B 117120B 117120 Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared Into America's Heart
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cummins, Julie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
Looks at the life and achievements of the lesser-known aviatrix, tracing her beliefs about the equal capabilities of women, her efforts to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and her high-profile rescue at sea. Ruth Elder was a pioneer in women's aviation & a contemporary of aviator, Amelia Earhart. Women Air pilots. IL 2-5. |
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B 87824B 87824 Fossil Girl: Mary Anning's Dinosaur Discovery
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Brighton, Catherine
Length: 26 Copyright: 1999
In simple cartoon style, tells the story of a twelve year old English girl's dicovery of an Ichthyosaur skeleton. AR 4.0. RC 2.9. Lexile 250. IL 2-4. |
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B 117773B 117773 FOUNDING MOTHERS
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Roberts, Cokie
Length: 37 Copyright: 2014
Brief portraits of women from the period of the Revolution and early United States. AR 6.8 IL 3-6. |
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KM 7573KM 7573 Freedom Train: Story of Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: STERLING, DOROTHY
Length: 0 Copyright: 1954
Harriet Tubman, known as the Moses of her people, escapes slavery, then risks her life to bring other slaves to freedom up the Underground Railroad. From the series Scholastic Biography. Contents: six copies of the book by Dorothy Sterling. AR 6.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 910. GR level T. Four-week loan period. |
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B 124166B 124166 Frida Kahlo
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Sanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Follows Frida Kahlo, whose desire to study medicine was destroyed by a childhood accident. Frida began painting from her bedside and produced over 140 works, culminating in a solo exhibition in America. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Frida's life at the back. Hispanic American Artist - biography. Painter. Mexico. Series nonfiction: Little People, Big Dreams. IL K-4. |
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B 105085B 105085 Frida Kahlo: The Artist in the Blue House
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Holzhey, Magdalena
Length: 28 Copyright: 2003
Presents an introduction to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, discussing how her love of Mexico, her husband Diego Rivera, and a serious accident at the age of eighteen influenced her work. Presents some of her autobiographical paintings and drawings. Includes more than 40 photographs, sketches, and paintings. Follett RL 6.9. |
Frida Kahlo: The Artist in the Blue House PIJ
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B 126787B 126787 Frido Kahlo and Her Animalitos
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Brown, Monica
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017
Chronicles Frida's life, from her childhood to her rise as one of the world's most influential painters and the animals that inspired her along the way. Painters. Biography. Hispanic/Latino. Picture book for older readers. Includes back matter. IL 2-6. AR 4.3. RC 3.7. Lexile 780. |
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B 117138B 117138 Gabby Douglas
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tieck, Sarah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
Biography of gymnast Gabby Douglas who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. From the series Big Buddy Biographies. AR 3.9 IL 640. IL 1-4. |
Gabby Douglas PI
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B 120743B 120743 Genetics Expert Joanna L. Kelley
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura Hamilton
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
Growing up, Joanna L. Kelley was quizzed at the dinner table. As an adult, she's answering even tougher questions. Her research helps scientists treat tumors and understand evolution. Learn how Joanna became a genetics superstar. Geneticists. Genomics. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 5.5 Lexile 820 GR level V IL 3-6. |
Genetics Expert Joanna L. Kelley PI
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B 122153B 122153 Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Goddu, Krystyna Poray
Length: 208 Copyright: 2016
A biography of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, one of the most popular poets of the Jazz Age. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize of Poetry. Poets, American 20th century. AR 7.7 RC 11.5 Lexile 1150 IL 5-10. |
Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay IJS
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B 120508B 120508 Girl from the Tar Paper School : Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kanefield, Teri
Length: 56 Copyright: 2014
Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement. Nonviolent civil disobedience. Social Activists. Virginia- Race relations History 20th century. Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2015. AR 7.6 RC 10.4 Lexile 1100 IL 5-9. |
Girl from the Tar Paper School : Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the C IJ
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B 126607B 126607 Girl on a Motorcycle
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Novesky, Amy
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020
A picture book biography. One day, a girl gets on her motorcycle and rides away. She wants to wander the world, to go elsewhere. This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world alone. Biography. Women's studies. Voyages and travels. IL 2-6. |
Girl on a Motorcycle PI
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B 124612B 124612 Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Pimentel, Annette Bay
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018
Because Bobbi Gibb is a girl, she's not allowed to run on her school's track team. But after school, no one can stop her--and she's free to run endless miles to her heart's content. She is told no yet again when she tries to enter the Boston Marathon in 1966, because the officials claim that it's a man's race and that women are just not capable of running such a long distance. So what does Bobbi do? She bravely sets out to prove the naysayers wrong and show the world just what a girl can do. Nonfiction picture book. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.7. RC 2.3. Lexile 580. |
Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon KPI
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B 124565B 124565 Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sidman, Joyce
Length: 120 Copyright: 2018
Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly. In this visual nonfiction biography, with full color illustrations throughout reflecting paintings by Merian herself,author Joyce Sidman paints her own picture of one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects. Nonfiction. Biography. Includes back matter, timelines, and a glossary. IL 4-12. AR 7.7. RC 10.5. Lexile 1110. |
Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science IJS
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B 100007B 100007 Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
Grade Lvl: P Author: Patrick, Jean
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000
A retelling of the day Jackie Mitchell, a seventeen year old female professional baseball player, struck out the New York Yankees' best hitters, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, in an exhibition game in 1931. From the series On My Own History. AR 3.0 Follett RL 2.8 RC 2.3 Lexile 410 GR level N IL 2-3. |
Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth P
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B 124797B 124797 Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Mosca, Julia Finley
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017
A brief rhyming account of the childhood and work of Temple Grandin, an animal scientist who lives with high-functioning autism. Amazing Scientists. Persons with special needs. Picture book for older readers. Notable Science Book. IL K-5. AR 3.5. Lexile 680. |
Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin KPI
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B 125054B 125054 Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mosca, Julia Finley
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
A brief rhyming account of the childhood and work of United States Naval Engineer, Raye Montague who had to deal with prejudices and racial inequality to create the first computer generated rough draft of a U.S. Naval ship and also was the first female program manager of ships in the United States Navy. Series nonfiction: Amazing Scientists. Biography. Includes timelines. Picture book for older readers. IL K-3. GR Z |
Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague KP
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B 89498B 89498 Girls Think of Everything: Ingenious Inventions
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Thimmesh, Catherine
Length: 57 Copyright: 2000
Subtitle: Stories Of Ingenious Inventions By Women. Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers. AR 7.4. Follett RL 6.0. RC 6.3. Lexile 960. |
Girls Think of Everything: Ingenious Inventions IJ
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B 86737B 86737 Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Welden, Amelie
Length: 120 Copyright: 1998
Subtitle: Heroines From Scagawea To Sheryl Swoopes. Tells the stories of 33 girls who were younger than twenty years of age when they changed the history of the world through amazing accomplishments. Some of the females: Cleopatra; Joan of Arc; Phillis Wheatley; Mary Anning; Queen Victoria; Sarah Bernhardt, Helen Keller; Bessie Smith; Mother Teresa; Frida Kahlo, Babe Didrikson; Anne Frank; Nadia Comaneci; and Mary Leakey. RC 6.1 Lexile 1050 IL 5-8. |
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines IJ
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B 115293B 115293 Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines From Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McCann, Michelle Roehm / Welden, Amelie
Length: 248 Copyright: 2012
Recounts the stories of forty-six women throughout history who impacted the world when they were teenagers or younger, covering Harriet Tubman, Coco Chanel, S.E. Hinton, Maya Lin, Sacagawea, Helen Keller, Queen Salote Tupou III, Joan of Arc, the Bronte sisters, Harriet Tubman, Rigoberta Menchu, Wilma Rudolph, Natalie Portman, Temple Grandin, Ann Frank, Mother Teresa and others. AR 8.3 RC 9.6 Lexile 1070 IL 5-7. |
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines From Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa IJ
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KM 11971KM 11971 Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines From Sacajawea to Sheryl Swoopes (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Welden, Amelie
Length: 0 Copyright: 2010
Book tells the stories of 33 girls who were younger than twenty years of age when they changed the history of the world through amazing accomplishments. Kit contains the book by Amelie Welden (112 pages, RC 6.1, Lexile 1050); playaway--a preloaded audio book (3.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; instruction sheet. IL 5-8. |
Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines From Sacajawea to Sheryl Swoopes (Play IJ
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B 127116B 127116 Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Friddell, Claudia
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021
Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators - affectionately called "Hello Girls" back in the US - became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast loyalty, the Signal Corps operators transferred orders from commanders to battlefields and communicated top-secret messages between American and French headquarters. After faithfully serving her country -undaunted by freezing weather and fires; long hours and little sleep, and nearby shellings and far off explosions - Grace was the first and only woman operator in the Signal Corps to be awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Medal. Biography. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6. AR 5.7. Lexile 1120. GR W. |
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI T PI
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B 105307B 105307 Grace Hopper
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marx, Christy
Length: 112 Copyright: 2004
Subtitle: The First Woman to Program the First Computer in the United States. Tells the life story of Grace Hopper, who became a U.S. Navy rear admiral and a pioneer in the world of computer programming. Computer engineers. Mathematicians. From the series Women Hall of Famers in Mathematics and Science. AR 8.4. |
Grace Hopper IJ
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B 105345B 105345 Grace Hopper: Computer Whiz
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murphy, Patricia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004
Examines the life and career of Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer programming, discussing her education as a math major in the early 20th century, her service to the Navy in World War II, and her work in the developing computer industry. Computer engineers. Admirals. From the series Famous Inventors. AR 4.9. Follett RL 3.5. IL 2-4. |
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B 75200B 75200 Great Lives: Human Rights
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jacobs, William
Length: 272 Copyright: 1990
Biographical portraits of 29 individuals who fought for human rights: Roger Williams, Thomas Paine, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Anne Hutchinson, John Peter Zenger, Benjamin Franklin, Sarch and Angela Grimke, Dorothea Dix, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Lloyd Garrison, Elizabeth Cody Stanton, Booker T. Washington, Chief Joseph, Clara Barton, Susan B. Anthony, Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Gompers, Jane Addams, William Jennings Bryan, Emma Goldman, Jacob, Riis, Clarence Darrow, Dorothy Day, Bayard Rustin, and Cesar Chavez. |
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B 106278B 106278 Great Women of the Civil War
Grade Lvl: I Author: Raatma, Lucia
Length: 48 Copyright: 2005
Examines the roles some women played during the Civil War including Clara Barton who nursed the wounded; Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a formerslave who spied on Jefferson Davis; Rose Greenhow, a Confederate spy; Harriett Tubman, an escaped slave who helped others to escape; and Harriett Beecher Stowe, who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin." From the series We The People. Follett RL 6.5. AR 6.5. |
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B 106273B 106273 Great Women of the Pioneer America
Grade Lvl: I Author: DeCapua, Sarah
Length: 48 Copyright: 2006
Presents biographical sketches of women from the period of westward expansion of the United States, including doctors, social reformers,and trailblazers. From the series We The People. Follett RL 6.8. AR 6.0. |
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B 128284B 128284 Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Flack, Roberta
Length: 40 Copyright: 2023
This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted green. African American. Biography. Music. Singer. IL 1-4. |
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B 113319B 113319 Gun: A Visual History
Grade Lvl: IJST Author:
Length: 360 Copyright: 2002
A collection of photographs and illustrations that profile the history of over 300 muskets, rifles, pistols, and revolvers from the fourteenth century to the present. Also includes outlaws, lawmen, and soldiers. |
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B 115804B 115804 Harlem's Little Blackbird
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 34 Copyright: 2012
Illustrations and text relate the life story of Florence Mills, touching on her family history, and describing her accomplishments as a singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Singers. Florence Mills 1896-1927. AR 4.4 IL K-4. |
Harlem's Little Blackbird KPI
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B 103181B 103181 HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
Grade Lvl: I Author: GELLETLY, LEEANNE
Length: 80 Copyright: 2001
Chronicles the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which caused controversy in the decade before the Civil War. Abolitionists. From the series Famous Figures of the Civil War Era. AR 6.1. Follett RL 8.3. |
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DVD 2018DVD 2018 Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 23 Copyright: 2003
Looks at the life of Tubman, the famed conductor of the Underground Railroad. Also examines the daily life of enslaved people in the U.S. and the dangers faced by those who fought to free them. Closed captioned. Narrated in English or Spanish. |
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B 110627B 110627 Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mayer, Cassie
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008
Offers a brief overview of the life of Harriet Tubman, discussing her childhood in slavery, years of freedom, involvement in the Underground Railroad, and other related topics. From the Acorn series First Biographies. AR 2.1. GR level J. |
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B 116756B 116756 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Adler, David A
Length: 140 Copyright: 2013
A biography of Harriet Tubman, describing her life born a slave, how she escaped slavery, how she became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913. Slaves Biography. AR 7.2 RC 8.4 Lexile 990 IL 5-10. |
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad IJS
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B 123503B 123503 Harriet Tubman in Her Own Words
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: McDonnell, Julia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Harriet Tubman's fame as a conductor on the Underground Railroad led to her nickname: Moses. She displayed considerable courage leading fugitive slaves to freedom and, incredibly, never lost a "passenger." Less well known is Tubman's service in the Union army as a scout and spy during the Civil War. Using Tubman's own remembrances as well as other primary sources provide a greater understanding of her astonishing life story as well as major issues of the United States in the 1800s. Historic photographs, fact boxes, and sidebars included within the text. Nonfiction series. Eyewitness to History. Biography. IL 3-8. Lexile 980. |
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KM 12149KM 12149 Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 91 Copyright: 2009
Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, who escaped to the North at about the age of 29 and who returned to the South several times to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom and discusses her work during the Civil War as a spy for the Union army. Kit contains six copies of the book (91 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History Gold level (RL 2-3) Publisher GR level L. Lexile 660 IL 6-12. |
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books IJS
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KM 11969KM 11969 Hatshepsut: The Princess Who Became King (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Galford, Ellen
Length: 64 Copyright: 2005
Book presents a short illustrated biography of Hatshepsut, first female Pharoah of ancient Egypt; and discusses her early childhood, how she became queen, and how she was able to become Pharoah. Kit contains the book by Ellen Galford from the National Geographic World History Biographies series (64 pages, AR 7.7); playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (1 hour) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and instruction sheet. IL 4-7. |
Hatshepsut: The Princess Who Became King (Playaway) IJ
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B 115255B 115255 Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Malaspina, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012
Text and illustrations look at Susan B. Anthony's arrest and trial for voting in the president election of 1872. Civil disobedience. Trials. Election law. Women Suffrage History. AR 4.7 RC 4.3 Lexile 690 IL 2-4. |
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B 57133B 57133 Helen Keller
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Davidson, Margaret
Length: 94 Copyright: 1971
This biography stresses the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf. GR level N. AR and RC 3.9. Lexile 520. IL K-6. |
Helen Keller PI
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B 79227B 79227 Helen Keller
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Markham, Lois
Length: 64 Copyright: 1993
A biography of Helen Keller, detailing her childhood struggles with blindness and deafness, and her triumphant life as a champion of handicapped charities and causes. |
Helen Keller IJ
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B 106247B 106247 Helen Keller
Grade Lvl: P Author: Dolan, Sean
Length: 31 Copyright: 2005
Presents a brief biography of Helen Keller, in simple text with illustrations, and provides information on how she learned to communicate despite being blind and deaf. From the series Rookie Biographies. AR 1.9. Follett RL 2.0. IL 1-2. |
Helen Keller P
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B 119228B 119228 Helen Keller in Her Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Kennon, Caroline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
Briefly profiles the life of Helen Keller, discussing her childhood, disabilities, education from Annie Sullivan, and achievements. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6. |
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B 116503B 116503 Helen Keller: Courageous Learner and Leader
Grade Lvl: P Author: Tourville, Amanda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
Presents a biography of Helen Keller, discussing how she overcame being deaf and blind to learn to read and write. Charts her historical legacy and importance as a figurehead for disabled persons. People with disabilities. From the series Beginner Biographies. AR 3.5 Lexile 580 IL 1-3. |
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B 119537B 119537 Helen Keller: Miracle Child
Grade Lvl: P Author: Peck, Audrey
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013
This book describes the life and accomplishments of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf when she was nineteen months old. From the series Beginning Biographies. AR 2.5 IL 1-3. |
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B 78307B 78307 Helen Keller: Toward the Light
Grade Lvl: PI Author: GRAFF, STEWART
Length: 80 Copyright: 1992
Biography of Helen Keller. |
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B 119485B 119485 Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Barry, Holly
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
A brief biography of Helen Keller that focuses on her relationship with her dogs, particularly one named Belle. AR 4.7 RC 3.3 Lexile 690 IL K-3. |
Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle KP
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B 123717B 123717 Helen Thayer's Arctic Adventure: A Woman and a Dog Walk to the North Pole
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Isaacs, Sally Senzell
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Take a trip with Helen and her dog Charlie to the North Pole. Experience the adventures of these two characters as they walk from Canada to the magnetic North Pole. Their adventures are exciting, perilous, and heartwarming. Narrative nonfiction. Picture book. IL 2-6. AR 4.2. Lexile 580. |
Helen Thayer's Arctic Adventure: A Woman and a Dog Walk to the North Pole PI
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B 113516B 113516 Here Come the Girl Scouts!:The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Corey, Shana
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012
Introduces Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927) to readers and describes how her life-long love of the outdoors led her to found the Girl Scouts. RC 3.4. Lexile 720. IL 1-4. |
Here Come the Girl Scouts!:The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette "Daisy" G PI
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B 102227B 102227 Heroine of the Titanic : The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Landau, Elaine
Length: 132 Copyright: 2001
Biography of Titanic survivor and social reformer Margaret Brown, first woman to run for Congress. AR level 8.2. Follett RL 8.1. RC 8.3. Lexile 1100. IL 5-9. |
Heroine of the Titanic : The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown IJ
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B 118112B 118112 Hillary Clinton
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Burgan, Michael
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
A biography of Hillary Clinton, discussing her education, her time as First Lady, becoming a Senator, running for president, her work as Secretary of State, and more. First ladies. Cabinet officers. From the series Extraordinary Women. AR 6.3 Lexile 930 IL 4-7. |
Hillary Clinton IJ
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B 113833B 113833 Hillary Rodham Clinton
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Carosella, Melissa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012
Subtitle: First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State. Examines the life and accomplishments of Hillary Clinton, discussing her youth, education, and role as the First Lady, a senator, a presidential candidate, and the secretary of state. From the series Primary Source Readers: Women In U. S. History. Lexile 780. IL 3-5. |
Hillary Rodham Clinton PI
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B 122278B 122278 House That Jane Built: A Story About Jane Addams
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
Presents the story of Jane Addams, founder of the children's charity known as Hull House, and the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. 2016 Orbis Pictus Recommended book. AR 4.5 RC 5.3 Lexile 810 IL 1-4. |
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B 119571B 119571 How I Discovered Poetry
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nelson, Marilyn
Length: 103 Copyright: 2014
The author reflects on her childhood in the 1950s and her development as an artist and young woman through fifty poems that consider such influences as the Civil Rights Movement, the "Red Scare" era, and the feminist movement. Fictionalized memoir in verse. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors - 2015. |
How I Discovered Poetry IJS
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B 121716B 121716 How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln: The Story Behind the Nation's First Woman Detective
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Tells how in 1856 Kate Warne joined the Pinkerton Agency as America's first women detective and helped foil a plot to assassinate President Lincoln. Detectives. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Assassination attempt, 1861. AR 5.5 RC 7.6 Lexile 970 IL K-3. |
How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln: The Story Behind the Nation's First KP
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B 125562B 125562 How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Guglielmo, Amy
Length: 48 Copyright: 2018
As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she really didn't like hugs. Temple wanted to be held--but to her, hugs felt like being stuffed inside the scratchiest sock in the world; like a tidal wave of dentist drills, sandpaper, and awful cologne, coming at her all at once. Would she ever get to enjoy the comfort of a hug? Then one day, Temple had an idea. If she couldn't receive a hug, she would make one...she would build a hug machine! Picture book for older readers. STEM/STEAM. Biography. Includes back matter. IL 1-4. AR 4.4. Lexile 770. |
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine PI
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B 127069B 127069 How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rocco, John
Length: 256 Copyright: 2020
A guide to the people and technology of the moon landing. Narrative nonfiction. STEM. Space Science. Project Apollo. IL 6-12. AR 8.3. Lexile 1170. |
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science IJS
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B 125163B 125163 I Am Amelia Earhart
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2014
Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. AR 3.3. RC 3.3. Lexile 580. GR M. |
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B 127071B 127071 I Am Anne Frank
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020
An illustrated biography of the life of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis in World War II and became famous for her diary. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. AR 3.5. |
I Am Anne Frank KP
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B 127180B 127180 I Am Frida Kahlo
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021
This picture book biography follows Frida Kahlo's start as an artist and how she integrated her unique way of looking at the world into her art. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. AR 3.5. |
I Am Frida Kahlo KP
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B 127073B 127073 I Am Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. Includes primary sources. IL K-3. AR 3.7. Lexile 560. |
I Am Harriet Tubman KP
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B 127075B 127075 I Am Malala Yousafzai
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022
Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of seventeen for speaking out against injustice even when it was terrifying to do so. She was an ordinary Muslim girl who wanted to attend school, and she refused to stop protesting for her rights even after being attacked by a powerful group in Pakistan who wanted women to remain in the shadows. She continues to fight for women's rights and free education for children all over the world. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. |
I Am Malala Yousafzai KP
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KM 13250KM 13250 I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (2 PARTS) (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Yousafzai, Malala
Length: 230 Copyright: 2014
Class set of the young readers' edition of Yousafzai's memoir, the Nobel Peace Prize winner retells her experiences at home and at school and discusses the impact of the Taliban presence in Pakistan. She emphasizes how her surroundings and supportive family helped her become the relevant figure she is today. Yousafzai highlights the importance of school and how it was the only space where she felt empowered. Yousafzai effectively summarizes her story and her advocacy for girls' education, peace, and human rights. Above all, she stresses that she doesn't want to be known as the girl shot by the Taliban but rather as a young person who actively fought for education. Human rights- Pakistan. Notable Social Studies Trade Book- 2015. Contents: 30 copies of the book; Nat Geo Teacher Guides; Recorded Books:Audio CDs approximate run time: 5 hours. He Named Me Malala DVD; rated PG-13. Showtime 88 minutes. Playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 5 hours. Novel Study. IL 6-12. AR 5.9 RC 5.4 Lexile 830 GR level Z. IL 6-12. |
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KM 12347KM 12347 I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (20 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Yousafzai, Malala
Length: 230 Copyright: 2014
In this young readers edition of Yousafzai's best-selling memoir, the Nobel Peace Prize winner retells her experiences at home and at school and discusses the impact of the Taliban presence in Pakistan. She emphasizes how her surroundings and supportive family helped her become the relevant figure she is today. Yousafzai highlights the importance of school and how it was the only space where she felt empowered. Yousafzai effectively summarizes her story and her advocacy for girls' education, peace, and human rights. Above all, she stresses that she doesn't want to be known as the girl shot by the Taliban but rather as a young person who actively fought for education. Human rights- Pakistan. Notable Social Studies Trade Book- 2015. Contents: 20 copies of the book. Novel Study. AR 5.9 RC 5.4 Lexile 830 GR level Z IL 5-10. |
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (20 IJS
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B 127076B 127076 I Am Marie Curie
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019
A biography of Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. Radioactivity history. IL K-3. AR 3.7. RC 3.3. Lexile 580. GR P. |
I Am Marie Curie KP
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B 127079B 127079 I Am Oprah Winfrey
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021
This picture book biography focuses on critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become Queen of All Media. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. AR 3.7. |
I Am Oprah Winfrey KP
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B 102376B 102376 I Am Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 48 Copyright: 1997
Rosa Parks, the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 3. AR level 3.3. Follett RL 2.8. RC 3.4 Lexile 520. GR level O. IL 2-4. |
I Am Rosa Parks PI
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KM 11898KM 11898 I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008
Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Civil disobedience. Kit contains playaway--a pre-loaded audio book on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earphones; and book (48 pages; AR 3.3 RC 3.4 Lexile 520 GR level O) IL 2-4. |
I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway) PI
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B 127080B 127080 I Am Sacagawea
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meltzer, Brad
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017
A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Shoshoni Indians. Native Americans. Biography. Series: Ordinary People Change The World. Juvenile nonfiction. IL K-3. AR 3.6. RC 3.1. Lexile 530. |
I Am Sacagawea KP
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B 114460B 114460 I am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Shields, Charles
Length: 246 Copyright: 2008
An exploration of the life and achievements of Harper Lee that discusses her Southern upbringing, education, family, writing of "To Kill a Mockingbird," association with Truman Capote, and personality. AR 8.3 RC 10.0 Lexile 1120 IL 7-12. |
I am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee JS
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KM 8854KM 8854 I Could Do That!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: White, Linda
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006
In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first territory to allow women to vote, then became the first woman to hold public office in the United States. Fictionalized biography of woman suffrage pioneer Esther Morris. Contents: picture book by Linda Arms White and audio CD read-along. AR 4.5. RC 2.4. Lexile 780. |
I Could Do That! PI
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B 122493B 122493 I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Made Her Mark
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Levy, Debbie
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
Looks at the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg the second woman justice named to the United States Supreme Court. Judges. AR 4.4 RC 4.4 Lexile 710 IL 2-5. |
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B 116152B 116152 Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter For Justice
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013
A brief biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a journalist who used the power of her writing to launch the first anti-lynching campaign. Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931. Civil rights workers. African Americans Social conditions. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.5 IL 2-4. |
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter For Justice PI
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B 118866B 118866 Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business - and Won!
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 279 Copyright: 2014
Follows the life of Ida Tarbell, the nineteenth-century author/journalist whose articles on the corrupt practices of John D. Rockeller and Standard Oil Company resulted in legislation against trusts. Corruption. Anti-trust laws. Investigative journalism. Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944. AR 8.6 RC 10.0 Lexile 1120. IL 7-11. |
Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business - and Won! JS
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B 116444B 116444 Imogen: The Mother of Modernism and Three Boys
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Novesky, Amy
Length: 26 Copyright: 2012
Introduces the life and achievements of twentieth-century photographer Imogen Cunningham, (1883-1976) describing her first darkroom experiments during childhood and the challenges she faced as a mother of three boys. IL 2-4. |
Imogen: The Mother of Modernism and Three Boys PI
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B 125524B 125524 Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barnett, Mac
Length: 42 Copyright: 2019
A short biography about Margaret Wise Brown, the picture book author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and other beloved children's classics. Biography. Picture book for older readers. IL 1-5. |
Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown PI
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B 122632B 122632 In Mary's Garden
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Kugler, Tina
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
Introduces Midwestern American artist Mary Nohl as a young girl who is just discovering her talent, and follows her as she transforms her home into a sculpture garden. Her famous garden gallery is located in the front yard of her Fox Point, Wisconsin, home to this day. Environment (Art) Nohl, Mary, 1914-2001 Homes and haunts Wisconsin Fox Point. Outsider art. Lexile 650 IL K-3. |
In Mary's Garden KP
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B 115662B 115662 In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kulling, Monica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011
Recounts the life of Margaret Knight, eventual holder of twenty patents, who fought discrimination and proved that she was just as intelligent an inventor as a man. From the series Great Ideas. AR 4.3 IL 2-4. |
In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up PI
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B 127740B 127740 Inaugural Baller: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Maraniss, Andrew
Length: 344 Copyright: 2022
The inspirational true story of the birth of women's Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put United States women's basketball on the map. Narrative nonfiction. Basketball history. Olympic athletes. Olympic Games, 1976. IL 7-12. Lexile 1240. |
Inaugural Baller: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball JS
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B 82145B 82145 INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: ZEINERT, KAREN
Length: 112 Copyright: 1994
Traces women's struggle to join the battle on all fronts--in the army and navy and in the air, as correspondents, as doctors and nurses, and on the home front. |
INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II IJ
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B 124045B 124045 Invisible Thread Christmas Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schroff, Laura
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
A woman befriends a young boy while he is panhandling on the streets of New York City. A short time after they become friends, Laura realizes Maurice has never celebrated Christmas, and invites him to spend Christmas with her family. African American biography. A Christmas story. IL 2-5. AR 3.7. |
Invisible Thread Christmas Story PI
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B 100446B 100446 Iowa Pride
Grade Lvl: IJST Author: SCHMIDT, DUANE
Length: 278 Copyright: 1996
Biographical sketches of 110 significant Iowans. Three sections: Iowans Who Made It Here; Iowans Who Made it Elsewhere; and Iowa Firsts. |
Iowa Pride IJST
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B 76251B 76251 IOWANS OF IMPACT
Grade Lvl: JST Author: CHAPMAN, MIKE
Length: 152 Copyright: 1984
Biographies of 25 famous Iowans such as Donna Reed, Norman Borlaug, Buffalo Bill, Mamie Eisenhower, Grand Wood, Johnny Carson, Roy Carver, Bob Feller, Dan Gable, Herbert Hoover, Harold Hughes, Nile Kinneck, Glenn Miller, The Sullivans, Meredith Wilson, John Ringling, MacKinlay Kantor, and more. |
IOWANS OF IMPACT JST
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B 112822B 112822 Irena Sendler & the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Rubin, Susan
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011
Recounts Irena Sendler's efforts to save hundreds of Jewish children in the Warwaw Ghetto during World War II. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. AR 5.9. IL 3-7. |
Irena Sendler & the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto PIJ
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B 120692B 120692 Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ada, Alma Flor
Length: 227 Copyright: 2015
Collects the autobiographical writings of Alma Flor Ada. The author of My Name Is Maria Isabel presents a collection of autobiographical stories documenting her childhood in Cuba, including Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms and five new stories. Memoir. Cuban Americans. AR 6.7 RC 9.2 Lexile 1080 IL 4-7. |
Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba IJ
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B 126239B 126239 It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Maclear, Kyo
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019
Presents an illustrated biography of American illustrator and children's book author, Gyo Fujikawa. Asian American. Biography. Artists. Picture book for older readers. IL 1-5. AR 3.9. |
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B 117491B 117491 J. K. Rowling (AV2)
Grade Lvl: I Author: Pezzi, Bryan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
A biography of English children's author J.K. Rowling, famous for writing the Harry Potter series. Access to online materials is through a book code printed inside the book. Includes slide shows, vocabulary development, activities, assessments, video clips, and web links. From the AV2 series Remarkable Writers. AR 5.5. IL 4-6. |
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B 103087B 103087 J.K. Rowling
Grade Lvl: I Author: BOEKHOFF, P.M.
Length: 48 Copyright: 2003
Discusses the childhood, education, influences, struggles, and writing career of J.K. Rowling, creator of the Harry Potter books. From the series Inventors and Creators. AR 6.5. Follett RL 5.6. |
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B 103125B 103125 J.K. Rowling: A Biography
Grade Lvl: JS Author: KIRK, CONNIE
Length: 141 Copyright: 2003
Chronicles the life of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, describing her childhood in England's West Country, her difficult days as a single mother on welfare, her rise to stardom as a writer,and the controversies that surround her works. |
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B 114693B 114693 J.K. Rowling: Extraordinary Author
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Peterson-Hilleque, Victoria
Length: 112 Copyright: 2011
Explores the life of author J.K. Rowling, outlining the factors that have contributed to her success. Discusses how she came about the idea for the "Harry Potter" series and considers her plans for the future. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and a timeline. From the series Essential Lives. IL 5-8. |
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B 102304B 102304 Jane Addams
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Armentrout, David
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002
Biography of the woman who founded Hull House and who later became involved in the international peace movement. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. From the series People Who Made a Difference. AR 3.3 Follett RL 2.7 IL 2-4. |
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B 107000B 107000 Jane Goodall
Grade Lvl: P Author: Kittinger, Jo S
Length: 24 Copyright: 2005
Read about Jane Goodall and her work with chimpanzees. From the series Scholastic New Nonfiction Readers. AR 2.1. Follett RL 1.5. RC 2.7. Lexile 500. |
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B 110092B 110092 Jane Goodall
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura
Length: 48 Copyright: 2007
Tells the life story of English primatologist Jane Goodall, describing her start as a scientist, her observation of and discoveries about chimpanzees in the wild, and her work to protect primates. From the series History Maker Bios. AR and Follett RL 4.3 RC 3.4 Lexile 610 GR level R IL 3-4. |
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KM 12129KM 12129 Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sillett, Helen
Length: 100 Copyright: 2007
Tells the story of Jane Goodall’s extraordinary journey from quiet schoolgirl to preeminent chimpanzee expert and global activist. Readers will learn about the chimpanzee community at Gombe, her significant contributions to the field of animal science, and Louis Leakey, the famous archeologist who was Jane’s mentor. Readers will also learn about her compassion, and her commitment to activism and empowering the world’s youth through her Roots and Shoots organization for young people. Kit contains five copies of the book (100 pages) from the series The World Around Us Start-to-Finish Library. Blue title.(RL 4-5) Publisher GR level Q. Lexile 1030. IL 6-12. Reference Kit to use is KM 8815. |
Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS
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B 121519B 121519 Jane Goodall: Chimpanzee Expert & Activist
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015
A brief biography of British scientist Jane Goodall, discussing her study of chimpanzees and efforts to protect them. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 1.9 Lexile 230 IL K-2. |
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B 120504B 120504 Jennifer Lawrence
Grade Lvl: I Author: Morreale, Marie
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015
Briefly profiles the life of Jennifer Lawrence, discussing her career as an actress. From the series Real Bios. AR 5.4 RC 5.6 Lexile 860 IL 4-6. |
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B 87248B 87248 Joan of Arc
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stanley, Diane
Length: 44 Copyright: 1998
A biography of the 15th century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English and was burned at the stake for witchcraft. AR 6.9. RC 5.9. Lexile 980. IL 4-7. |
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B 116788B 116788 Joan of Arc
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Demi
Length: 46 Copyright: 2011
Provides an illustrated overview of the life of Joan of Arc, a French peasant girl who claimed divine guidance and led soldiers during the Hundred Years' War. Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431. Christian saints. AR 5.8 RC 7.4 Lexle 950 GR level W IL 3-6. |
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B 124294B 124294 Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Valdez, Patricia
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
A picture book biography of Joan Procter, an English woman who loved reptiles and, while a curator of reptiles at the London Zoo in the 1920s, worked with Komodo dragons. Biography. Juvenile nonfiction. IL 1-5. Lexile 800. GR O. |
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B 119457B 119457 Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby
Length: 0 Copyright: 2014
Free-verse biographical poem provides a portrait of the performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker (1906-1975). Entertainers. Pictures by Christian Robinson (Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Honors - 2015). Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor 2015. AR 4.6 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 GR level X IL 3-7. |
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B 121477B 121477 Judy Blume
Grade Lvl: P Author: Bowman, Chris
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016
Introduces readers to author Judy Blume. Blastoff Readers, Level 4. AR 4.1 RC 3.7 IL 1-3. |
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B 117493B 117493 Judy Blume (AV2)
Grade Lvl: I Author: Nault, Jennifer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
Explores the life of Judy Blume and her most popular books, with additional facts provided through a timeline, awards, and fan information. Includes photographs, creative writing tips, and instruction on how to write a biography report. Access to online materials is through a book code printed inside the book. Includes slide shows, vocabulary development, activities, assessments, video clips, and web links. From the AV2 series Remarkable Writers. AR 5.4. IL 4-6. |
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B 126593B 126593 Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Conrad, Vicki
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019
An illustrated children's biography of Beverly Cleary, from her roots in Portland to her years as a librarian and an eventual children's book writer. Series nonfiction: Growing to Greatness. Includes timelines. Biography. IL 2-6. AR 4.2. Lexile 820. GR Q. |
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B 120677B 120677 Kammie on First: Baseball’s Dottie Kamenshek
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Houts, Michelle
Length: 109 Copyright: 2014
Looks at the life of Dorothy Kamenshek, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. From the series Biographies For Young Readers. AR 6.7 IL 4-7. |
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B 117472B 117472 Kate DiCamillo
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Corbett, Sue
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
Presents the biography of children's book author Kate DiCamillo while exploring her creative process as a writer and the cultural impact of her work. From the series Spotlight On Children's Authors. IL 4-7. |
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B 121478B 121478 Kate DiCamillo
Grade Lvl: P Author: Leaf, Christina
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016
Simple text and color photographs introduce readers to Kate DiCamillo. Blastoff! Readers, Level 4. AR 3.8 IL 1-3. |
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B 125878B 125878 Katie Ledecky
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Buckley, James
Length: 24 Copyright: 2018
A brief biography of American Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, discussing her childhood, family, and career in swimming. Reader. Biography. Series nonfiction: Little Bits! First Readers: Amazing Americans: Olympians. IL K-4. AR 3.8. Lexile 670. GR K. |
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B 128199B 128199 Katy Perry
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017
A brief introduction to the life of singer Katy Perry. Biography. Series nonfiction: Zoom in on the Stars. IL K-3. AR 2.1. Lexile 500. GR J. |
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B 122341B 122341 Kid From Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Vernick, Audrey
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
A historical picture book about Edith Houghton, a female baseball phenomenon who joined the professional women's team the Bobbies at the age of 10. Baseball players. AR 5.0 RC 4.7 Lexile 880 IL K-4. |
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B 122762B 122762 Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Roberts, Cokie
Length: 37 Copyright: 2017
Shares the stories of remarkable women who shaped American history between 1796 and 1828, including Isabella Graham, Sacajawea, Lucy Terry Prince, Judith Sargent Murray, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Elizabeth Bayley Seton, Louise D'Avezac Livingston, Rebecca Gratz, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, & Louisa Catherine Adams. IL 2-5. |
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B 106207B 106207 Laila Ali
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Horn, Geoffrey
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006
Presents a short biography of Laila Ali, daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali, and chronicles her troubled childhood, entrance into boxing, and numerous victories in the ring. From the series Today's Superstars: Sports. Follett RL 5.9. AR 4.5. |
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B 76749B 76749 LAST SEVEN MONTHS OF ANNE FRANK
Grade Lvl: S Author: Lindwer, Willy
Length: 204 Copyright: 1991
Account of what happened to Anne Frank from the time on August 5, 1944, when she was arrested by Nazi police until she died seven months later. |
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B 103202B 103202 Laura Bush
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 31 Copyright: 2003
An introduction to the life of the former Texas librarian and teacher who, as the wife of the forty-third president, became first lady in 2001. From the series Rookie Biographies. RC 2.1. Lexile 380. GR level J. IL 1-2. |
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B 85019B 85019 Laura Ingalls Wilder
Grade Lvl: P Author: Wallner, Alexandra
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997
A biography of the well-know author of "The Little House on the basis for much of her writing. AR 4.2. RC 4.1. Lexile 760. basis for much of her writing. |
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B 114033B 114033 Laura Ingalls Wilder
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 31 Copyright: 2003
Presents a brief look at the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, famed author of the "Little House" books. From the series Rookie Biographies. AR 2.1. RC 2.1. Lexile 230. GR level N. IL 1-2. |
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B 121479B 121479 Laura Ingalls Wilder
Grade Lvl: P Author: Leaf, Christina
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016
Introduces readers to author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Pioneers. Blastoff! Readers, Level 4. AR 4.0 RC 4.2 IL 1-3. |
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B 123502B 123502 Laura Ingalls Wilder in Her Own Words
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Rajczak, Kristen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Laura Ingalls Wilder found fame by sharing her experiences growing up on the American frontier in the late 1800s. Her works became instant classics of children's literature and a valued teaching tool for comprehending the obstacles facing settlers in that time, including malaria outbreaks, droughts and blizzards, and conflicts with Native Americans. This biographical account interweaves Wilder's own words, historical paintings and photographs, and insightful text to reflect an extraordinary time in the United States. Nonfiction series. Eyewitness to History. Biography. IL 3-8. AR 5.8. |
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B 72639B 72639 Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up in the Little
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Giff, Patricia Reilly
Length: 56 Copyright: 1987
The complete title is: Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up in the Little House. Biography of the author of the Little House books. Guided Reading level P. AR and RC 4.9. Lexile 780. |
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B 87296B 87296 Laura's Album: Remembrance Scrapbook
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 80 Copyright: 1998
Subtitle: A Remembrance Scrapbook Of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Photographs and mementos accompany an account of the life and literary career of the author of the well-loved "Little House" books. AR 6.6. RC 5.9. Lexile 1050. IL 3-6. |
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B 126671B 126671 Leave it to Abigail!: The Revolutionary Life of Abigail Adams
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rosenstock, Barb
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020
A picture book biography of First Lady Abigail Adams that shows how her revolutionary ideas and behavior made her one of America's most famous Presidents' spouses. Biography. U.S. Revolutionary War. IL 2-6. |
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B 123709B 123709 Legendary Miss Lena Horne
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 48 Copyright: 2017
Celebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford. Lena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. Her mother dreamed of being an actress, so Lena followed in her footsteps as she chased small parts in vaudeville, living out of a suitcase until MGM offered Lena something more, the first ever studio contract for a black actress. But the roles she was considered for were maids and mammies, stereotypes that Lena refused to play. Still, she never gave up. "Stormy Weather" became her theme song, and when she sang "This Little Light of Mine" at a civil rights rally, she found not only her voice, but her calling. Nonfiction picture book. Biography. IL 3-7. AR 5.7. RC 7.6. Lexile 1010. |
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B 119162B 119162 Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
Presents the life and achievements of the iconic African-American opera star and traces her rise from humble origins in Mississippi, the impact of racism on her career, and her triumphant Metropolitan Opera performances. Sopranos (Singers). Follett RL 4.3 IL 1-4. Lexile 880. GR R. |
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B 89497B 89497 Let It Shine: Black Women Freedom Fighters
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 107 Copyright: 2000
Subtitle: Stories Of Black Women Freedom Fighters. Collection of sketches celebrating the contributions of ten women who moved forward the cause of civil rights in America: Sojourner Truth, Biddy Mason, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ella Josephine Baker, Dorothy Irene Height, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm. AR level 7.2. Follett RL 4.8. Carter G. Woodson Middle Book Award 2001. |
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B 127898B 127898 Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, the Law that Changed the Future of Girls in America
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Blumenthal, Karen
Length: 167 Copyright: 2022
Examines Title IX, the 1972 legislation which mandated that schools receiving federal funds could not discriminate on the basis of gender and focuses on its effects in schools, politics, sports and the culture as a whole. Civil rights. Government & politics. Criminal Justice & law. Includes timelines. Narrative nonfiction. Social awareness. IL 8-12. AR 8.7. RC 9.0. Lexile 1150.
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B 113967B 113967 Liberty's Voice: The Story of Emma Lazarus
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Silverman, Erica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011
A picture book biography of Emma Lazarus, the daughter of a well-to-do sugar refiner who began writing at a young age, became an ardent voice on behalf of the oppressed, and wrote the poem that appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty. AR 5.3. RC 4.3. Lexile 810. IL 2-4. |
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B 124615B 124615 Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Glenn, Sharlee Mullins
Length: 52 Copyright: 2018
Mary Lemist Titcomb (1852-1932) was always looking for ways to improve her library. As librarian at the Washington County Free Library in Maryland, Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all the people it could. She was determined that everyone should have access to the library--not just adults and those who lived in town. Realizing its limitations and inability to reach the county's 25,000 rural residents, including farmers and their families, Titcomb set about to change the library system forever with the introduction of book-deposit stations throughout the country, a children's room in the library, and her most revolutionary idea of all--a horse-drawn Book Wagon. Soon book wagons were appearing in other parts of the country, and by 1922, the book wagon idea had received widespread support. Biography. IL 3-8. GR X. |
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B 120547B 120547 Life and Times of Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tracy, Kathleen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2009
Discusses the life and accomplishments of Rosa Parks, a seamstress who became a symbol for the civil rights movement. From the series Profiles In American History: The Life And Times Of . . . IL 6-9. |
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B 114616B 114616 Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nivola, Claire A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012
Provides a picture book biography of oceanographer Sylvia Earle describing her childhood near the Gulf of Mexico, her diving explorations, and her advocacy for the world's oceans. AR 5.6. RC 10.6. Lexile 1170. IL 1-5. |
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B 126670B 126670 Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020
Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker. Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others up by fighting racial injustice and empowering poor African Americans to stand up for their rights. Her dedication and grassroots work in many communities made her a valuable ally for leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and she has been ranked as one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. In the 1960s she worked to register voters and organize sit-ins, and she became a teacher and mentor to many young activists. This picture book biography provides a portrait of the fight for the freedom of the human spirit. Civil rights. Biography. African American. IL 2-6. AR 4.2. Lexile 730. GR X. |
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B 122579B 122579 Lindsey Vonn
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017
A biography of American Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn. Skiers. From the series Sports MVPs. AR 3.3 IL 1-3. |
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B 128035B 128035 Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stocker, Shannon
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022
A nonfiction picture book biography celebrating Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. Determination. Overcoming adversity. Diverse abilities. Deaf musicians. Self-management. IL 2-6. AR 3.7. Lexile 620. |
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B 118267B 118267 Little Author in the Big Woods
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
Length: 156 Copyright: 2014
This narrative biography describes more of the details of Laura Ingalls Wilder's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. The book extends Wilder's life into her marriage, relationship with daughter Rose, writing career, and final years. Points out the differences between the fictional series as well as the many similarities. Includes recipes, directions for playing period games, and instructions for making a corn-husk doll. Follett RL 5.2 IL 3-6. |
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B 125204B 125204 Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Harrison, Vashti
Length: 87 Copyright: 2017
Contains forty short biographies of notable African American women. Biography collection. African American women. Women like: abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash. Heroes. IL 3-8. Lexile 1050. GR V. |
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B 119437B 119437 Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Russell-Brown, Katheryn
Length: 34 Copyright: 2014
A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources. Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2015. Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Honors - 2015. AR 4.7 Lexile 720. IL 1-5. |
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B 80150B 80150 Little Sure Shot: Story of Annie Oakley
Grade Lvl: P Author: SPINNER, STEPHANIE
Length: 48 Copyright: 1993
A biography of the poor young farmgirl who went on to become a famous sharpshooter with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A Step Into Reading, Step 3. AR 3.3. RC 2.5. Lexile 470. Guided Reading level L. |
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B 89775B 89775 Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 95 Copyright: 2000
Profiles 20 historically significant women, highlighting their accomplishments and unique quirks. Includes queens and leaders including Cleopatra, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Joan of Arc, Isabella I, Elizabeth I, Nzingha, Catherine the Great, Marie Antoinette, Victoria, Harriet Tubman, Tz'U-Hsi, Gertrude Bell, Jeannette Rankin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, Eva Peron, Wilma Mankiller, Aung San Suu Kyi, & Rigoberta Menchu. AR 8.5. RC 7.9. Lexile 1150. GR level V. IL 4-8. |
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B 117471B 117471 Lois Lowry
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Grahame-Smith, Deborah
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
Presents the biography of children's book author Lois Lowry while exploring her creative process as a writer and the cultural impact of her work. From the series Spotlight On Children's Authors. IL 4-7. |
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B 126100B 126100 Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics: Based on the True Story of Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Patrick, Jean L. S
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Lucille "Ludy" Godbold grew up skinny, tall, and athletic. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy gave shot put a try and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. When her coach took her to a meet in New York she qualified for the first Women's Olympic Games in 1922. Except she had no money to go. Ludy's college and classmates rallied around her and raised the money to send her to compete. She won the gold medal with 1 foot, 2.6 inches to spare. Includes back matter. Biography. Picture book for older readers. IL 1-5. AR 4.1. RC 3.7. Lexile 650. |
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B 117157B 117157 Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Burleigh, Robert
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
An llustrated portrait of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt traces the years she spent measuring stars from her position at the Harvard College Observatory and her important discoveries that enabled the scientific community to gain a fuller understanding of the universe's vast size. AR 4.6 RC 2.4 Lexile 600 IL 2-4. |
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B 116448B 116448 Louisa May's Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 42 Copyright: 2013
Louisa May Alcott's experiences as a nurse for wounded Union soldiers during the Civil War influenced her outlook and inspired her to write her successful novel "Little Women." Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888. AR 6.0 RC 9.3 Lexile 1040 IL 3-6. |
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B 123721B 123721 Luna & Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue
Length: 40 Copyright: 2015
When exploring her beloved forest, Butterfly wandered into a grove of ancient trees. One tree had broken branches and a big blue "X" on the side. It was going to be chopped down. Butterfly climbed up into the tree. A tree wouldn't be cut down if it had a person living in it. This is the story of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna, the redwood tree she lived in for two years, never once coming down. That is, not until Luna's future was safe. Narrative nonfiction. Picture book. Biography. IL K-4. |
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B 116155B 116155 Madam C. J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013
A brief biography of Madam C. J. Walker, who made her fortune by developing hair care and beauty products specially formulated for African Americans and who channeled her energies into working for civil rights. Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919. African American women executives. Cosmetics industry History. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.6 IL 2-4. |
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B 125197B 125197 Mae Among the Stars
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ahmed, Roda
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
Inspired by the story of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space. Little Mae is a girl with big dreams, a supportive loving family, unbounded passion, and all the right stuff to dance among the stars. Against all odds, she will overcome any obstacle to become an astronaut one day. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. IL Pres-3. AR 3.0. Lexile 580. |
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B 103311B 103311 Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: P Author: Polette, Nancy
Length: 31 Copyright: 2003
An introduction to the life of Mae Jeminson, engineer, physician, and astronaut. From the series Rookie Biographies. Follett RL 3.8. RC 2.2. Lexile 420. GR level J. AR 2.9. IL 1-2. |
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B 106032B 106032 Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: P Author: Braun, Eric
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006
Presents a short biography of Mae Jemison who became the first African American woman astronaut. From the series First Biographies.Follett RL 2.9. AR 2.5. |
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B 109192B 109192 Mae Jemison
Grade Lvl: P Author: Feinstein, Stephen
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008
Provides the first African American woman to go into outer space. Discusses her childhood, how she overcame obstacles and achieved fame. From the series African American Heroes. AR 4.0. |
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B 117376B 117376 Mae Jemison: Awesome Astronaut
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wheeler, Jill C.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
A biography of astronaut Mae Jemison, discussing her childhood, education, and career as a doctor working for the Peace Corps, and her training to become an astronaut. Checkerboard Biography Library: Women In Science. AR 4.9. Lexile 700. IL 3-5. |
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B 80949B 80949 Maggie Walker, Business Leader
Grade Lvl: P Author: JACKSON, GARNET
Length: 28 Copyright: 1994
Brief biography of the country's first woman bank president. From the series Beginning Biographies: African Americans II. |
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B 120544B 120544 Magnificent Minds: 16 Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Pendred, Noyce
Length: 140 Copyright: 2015
Profiles sixteen women of science and medicine and features anecdotes, quotations, illustrations, and timelines. Includes: Louise Bourgeois Boursier, Maria Cunitz, Marie Meurdrac, Laura Bassi, Augusta Ada Byron (Countess Lovelace), Florence Nightingale, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Sophie Kovalevskaya , Marie Sklodowska Curie, Lise Meitner, Emmy Noether, Barbara McClintock, Grace Murray Hopper, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Chien-Shiung Wu, Gertrude B. Elion. Lexile 1160 IL 6-12. |
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B 119531B 119531 Mahalia Jackson: Walking With Kings and Queens
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Nolan, Nina
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
Describes the life and accomplishments of Mahalia Jackson, from her difficult childhood and her early love of gospel music to her landmark performance during the historic March on Washington. Gospel musicians. IL K-3. |
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B 88492B 88492 Making a Difference in the World
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cherry, Lynne
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000
A prominent children's book author and illustrator shares her life, her daily activities, her interest in environmental preservation, and her creative process, showing how all are intertwined. From the series Meet the Author. |
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B 121525B 121525 Malala Yousafzai : Education Activist
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2015
Describes the life and accomplishments of the Pakistani teenager whose support for education for girls in her country led to her being shot by the Taliban. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 2.1 Lexile 200 IL K-2. |
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B 119461B 119461 Malala Yousafzai and the Girls of Pakistan
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Aretha, David
Length: 64 Copyright: 2014
A biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012. Social reformers. Political activists. Sex discrimination in education. Girls Education. From the series Out In Front. IL 6-10. |
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B 125587B 125587 Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Abouraya, Karen Leggett
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019
The inspiring, true story of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani girl who stands up and speaks out for every child's right to education. Though she and two of her schoolmates were targeted by a Taliban gunman, a life-threatening injury only strengthened her resolve. Biography. Children's rights and activism. IL 2-6. AR 4.8. Lexile 870. GR S. |
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B 124141B 124141 Malala's Magic Pencil
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Yousafzai, Malala
Length: 48 Copyright: 2017
As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true. Overcoming adversity. Social reformer. Mindset. Autobiography. IL K-4. AR 3.6. RC 4.5. GR P. |
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B 120773B 120773 Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Caravantes, Peggy
Length: 195 Copyright: 2015
Chronicles the life and career of dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker, discussing her participation in the civil rights movement, her espionage work in World War II and the adoption of her twelve children. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service- France. Entertainers. |
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B 123069B 123069 Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Robbins, Dean
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017
Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. She knew how many miles it was to the moon (and how many back). She loved studying algebra and geometry and calculus and using math to solve problems in the outside world. Nonfiction. Soon math led her to MIT and then to helping NASA put a man on the moon! She handwrote code that would allow the spacecraft’s computer to solve any problems it might encounter. Apollo 8. Apollo 9. Apollo 10. Apollo 11. Without her code, none of those missions could have been completed. Dean Robbins and Lucy Knisley deliver a lovely portrayal of a pioneer in her field who never stopped reaching for the stars. IL K-3. Lexile 630. F+P O. |
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B 108601B 108601 Maria Sharapova
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Savage, Jeff
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008
Looks at the life and career of Maria Sharapova, following the path she took from her home in Siberia to become the first female from Russia to be the top tennis player in the world. From the series Amazing Athletes. AR 4.2. Follett RL 4.3. RC 3.4. Lexile 630. |
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B 107278B 107278 Maria von Trapp: Beyond the Sound of Music
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ransom, Candice
Length: 112 Copyright: 2002
Biography of Maria von Trapp, the woman whose life was the subject of the popular play and film, "The Sound of Music." Discusses her childhood, her years in the convent, her experiences with the von Trapp family, and her move to the United States. Trapp Family Singers. AR 5.9. Follett RL 6.3. |
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B 116156B 116156 Marian Anderson: Amazing Opera Singer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013
A simple biography of Marian Anderson, who, with the power of her singing, triumphed over the racial barriers of her time. Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993. Contraltos. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.3 IL 2-4. |
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B 73066B 73066 Marie Curie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Birch, Beverley
Length: 68 Copyright: 1988
A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge. |
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B 81231B 81231 Marie Curie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fisher, Leonard
Length: 30 Copyright: 1994
The story of the scientist who, with her husband, discovered radium and changed the world. |
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B 106246B 106246 Marie Curie
Grade Lvl: P Author: McCormick, Lisa Wade
Length: 31 Copyright: 2006
Tells the life story of scientist Marie Curie, describing her marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie, her Nobel Prizes, and the medical advances made possible by her discovery and study of theelement radio. From the series Rookie Biographies. AR 3.8. Follett RL 3.7. RC 2.7. Lexile 510. IL 1-2. |
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B 123999B 123999 Marie Curie
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Sanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Follows Marie Curie, whose love of learning helped her to revolutionize the fight against cancer with her discovery of radium and polonium. Extra facts about Marie's life at the back. Biography. Series nonfiction: Little People Big Dreams. IL K-3. |
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B 121942B 121942 Mars Science Lab Engineer Diana Trujillo
Grade Lvl: I Author: Cornell, Kari
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
When Diana Trujillo was little, her dream was to work for NASA. After years of hard work, she learned English, earned a degree in aerospace engineering, and got her dream job. She is also a mentor for other women and immigrants. Engineers. Mars (Planet) Exploration. Curiosity (spacecraft). From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 5.4 RC 5.7 Lexile 880 GR level T IL 4-6. |
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B 80891B 80891 Martha Washington
Grade Lvl: I Author: Marsh, Joan
Length: 64 Copyright: 1993
A biography of America's first first lady. |
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B 123720B 123720 Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bildner, Phil
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017
A dual biography of tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert celebrates the power of equality, respect, and sportsmanship. Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the all-American girl: practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except one thing: they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place, and a friendship forms that will outlast all their tennis victories. Narrative nonfiction. Picture book. Sports Biography. Sports rivalries. IL 2-6. AR 3.5. RC 3.3. Lexile 570. |
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B 110369B 110369 Marvelous Mattie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006
Describes inventor Margaret E. Knight's childhood, explaining how her interest in mechanical innovations began, and tells the story ofher invention of a paper bag maker and her legal battle for the patent after someone stole her idea. Follett RL 3.9. AR and RC 4.2. Lexile 720. |
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B 89695B 89695 Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter
Grade Lvl: P Author: WALKER, SALLY
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001
Describes the life of Mary Anning, who discovered many of the best and most complete fossils in 19th century England, yet received little credit for her work. On My Own Biography series. AR level 3.5. Follett RL 2.6. |
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B 120319B 120319 Mary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Herkert, Barbara
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
A lyrical picture book biography of Mary Cassatt, the free-spirited Impressionist painter. She wanted to be an artist in 1860, a time when proper girls certainly weren't artists. Describes her resolve to become an artist in spite of mid-nineteenth-century conventions, her rejection among Parisian Salon circles, and her acceptance into a movement of art masters. Impressionists. AR 3.0 Lexile 630 IL 1-4. |
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B 116158B 116158 Mary McLeod Bethune: Woman of Courage
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013
A simple biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, who resolved to learn to read and who decided to make education a reality for other African Americans. Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955. African American women educators. African American women social reformers. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.1 IL 2-4. |
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B 116203B 116203 Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of the Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Harness, Cheryl
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
Offers a picture book biography of Mary Walker, a female physician during the Civil War who wore pants instead of skirts, challenging traditional roles and living life on her own terms. Describes how Walker was taken prisoner during the war, and awarded the Medal of Honor. Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919. Suffragists. AR 5.5 RC 5.3 Lexile 910 IL 2-4. |
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B 125623B 125623 Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Judge, Lita
Length: 312 Copyright: 2018
An illustrated biography of the life of English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Biography. Novel in verse. English author. Literary figures. IL 9-12. |
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B 127125B 127125 Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reid, Megan
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021
A picture book biography of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician who was the only woman ever to win a Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor in mathematics. Biography. Iowa Goldfinch Award 2022-2023. Biography. Includes back matter. Self-management. STEM. IL K-3. AR 5.2. |
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B 123738B 123738 Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Pelleschi, Andrea
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Learn about Grace Hopper, a computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, known for her contributions to the early development of computer programming. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazer Biographies. IL 3-8. AR 5.8. RC 6.3. Lexile 910. GR V. |
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B 124165B 124165 Maya Angelou
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kaiser, Lisbeth
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Follows Maya Angelou, from her early traumatic childhood to her time as a singer, actress, civil rights campaigner and, eventually, one of America's most beloved writers of poetry, memoirs, and essays. Comes with extra facts about Maya's life at the back. African American - biography. Civil rights. Social reformer. African American writer. Series nonfiction: Little People, Big Dreams. IL K-4. |
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B 124786B 124786 Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Harvey, Jeanne Walker
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
You may be familiar with the iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial. But do you know about the artist-architect who created this landmark? As a child, Maya Lin loved to study the spaces around her. She explored the forest in her backyard, observing woodland creatures, and used her house as a model to build tiny towns out of paper and scraps. The daughter of a clay artist and a poet, Maya grew up with art and learned to think with her hands as well as her mind. From her first experiments with light and lines to the height of her success nationwide, this is the story of an inspiring American artist: the visionary artist-architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. |
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B 127815B 127815 Maya's Song
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 48 Copyright: 2022
A picture book chronicling the life of poet and activist Maya Angelou. Biography. African American. Picture book for older readers. Authors. Poetry. IL 2-6. |
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B 113585B 113585 Me...Jane
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McDonnell, Patrick
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011
Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Caldecott Honor Book. AR 3.2. RC 3.5. Lexile 740. IL Pres-3. |
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B 108876B 108876 Meet Coretta Scott King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Mis, Melody
Length: 24 Copyright: 2008
Tells the life story of Coretta Scott King, discussing her study of music, her marriage to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., her efforts to honor his work after his death, and her activism. Civil rights leaders. AR 4.9. Follett RL 2.9. |
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B 108216B 108216 Meet Cynthia Rylant
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ruffin, Frances
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006
An introduction to Cynthia Rylant, discussing her childhood with her grandparents in West Virginia, her teen years with her mom, her education and job in a library, her early writing efforts, and her success as an author of books for young people. From the series About the Author. AR 4.9. Follett RL 4.8. |
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B 128226B 128226 Meet Simone Biles
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Daniels, Rachel
Length: 24 Copyright: 2024
Simone Biles is an amazing gymnast. She was in the Olympics, and there are skills named after her. Learn about one of your favorite gymnasts. Women gymnasts. Biography. Reader. Series nonfiction: Easy Star Biographies. IL K-3. |
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B 128298B 128298 Meet Taylor Swift!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Daniels, Rachel
Length: 24 Copyright: 2024
Learn about Taylor Swift, a talented performer. Beginning reader. Biography. Musician. Nonfiction series: Easy Star Biographies. IL K-3. |
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B 118111B 118111 Michelle Obama
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Doak, Robin S.
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
A biography of first lady Michelle Obama. From the series Extraordinary Women. AR 6.1 Lexile 900 IL 4-7. |
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B 109617B 109617 Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Brophy, David
Length: 114 Copyright: 2009
Describes the life of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood in Chicago, education, career as a lawyer, marriage to Barack, and other related topics. First ladies. Follett RL 6.6. |
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B 106208B 106208 Michelle Wie
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Horn, Geoffrey
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006
Presents a short Biography of Michelle Wie, one of the youngest professional golfers in the world, and chronicles her childhood in Hawaii, her start in the game at age four, and the numerous titles she has won. From the series Today's Superstars: Sports. Follett RL 4.6. AR 5.0. IL 3-7. |
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B 113079B 113079 Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Moss, Marissa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004
In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history. Women baseball players. AR 4.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 770. IL 1-5. |
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B 84675B 84675 Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: P Author: Schroeder, Alan
Length: 40 Copyright: 1996
In this fictionalized account, Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820's. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. 1997 Coretta Scott King Award winner for illustration. AR 3.6. RC 3.9. Lexile 560. GR level P. Making inferences. Inferring. |
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B 122638B 122638 Miss Colfax's Light
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bissonette, Aimee M
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
In 1861, at the age of 37, Harriet Colfax became the lighthouse keeper for the Michigan City Lighthouse off Lake Michigan. For 43 years, until the age of 80, Harriet kept her light burning, through storms, harsh winters, and changes in technology. This true story includes excerpts from her actual log. AR 4.3 Lexile 760 IL K-3. |
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B 107625B 107625 Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Appelt, Kathi
Length: 37 Copyright: 2005
A biography of Lady Bird Johnson, who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers. AR 5.3. Follett RL 6.7.IL 1-4. |
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B 123708B 123708 Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Macy, Sue
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
Mary Garber was a pioneering sports journalist in a time where women were rarely a part of the newspaper business. Women weren't even allowed to sit in the press boxes at sporting events, so Mary was forced to sit with the coaches' wives. But that didn't stop her. In a time when African-American sports were not routinely covered, Mary went to the games and wrote about them. Garber was a sportswriter for fifty-six years and was the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors' Red Smith Award, presented for major contributions in sports journalism. And now, every year the Association of Women in Sports Media presents the Mary Garber Pioneer Award in her honor to a role model for women in sports media. Social Studies Notable 2017. Narrative nonfiction. Biography. IL 2-6. AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 910. |
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B 122354B 122354 Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pinborough, Jan
Length: 40 Copyright: 2013
Examines the story of how librarian Ann Carroll Moore created the first children's room at the New York Public Library. Children's librarians. AR 5.6 RC 7.6 Lexile 1060 IL 1-4. |
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B 122339B 122339 Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Robbins, Dean
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
The story of suffragette Alice Paul and her campaign to win women the right to vote. Suffragists. Voting. Women's rights- History. IL K-4. |
Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vot KPI
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B 120505B 120505 Missing Millie Benson: The Secret Case of the Nancy Drew Ghostwriter and Journalist
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rubini, Julie K.
Length: 123 Copyright: 2015
A biography of Mildred "Millie" Benson, the journalist and author who was one of the first ghostwriters to use the pen name Carolyn Keene and write the original Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. This ghost writer from Iowa wrote twenty-three of the first thirty books of the Nancy Drew series. In 1994, Millie was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame. From the series Biographies For Young Readers. IL 5-8. |
Missing Millie Benson: The Secret Case of the Nancy Drew Ghostwriter and Jo IJ
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B 127576B 127576 More Than Peach: Changing the World One Crayon at a Time!
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Woodard, Bellen
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022
When Bellen Woodard's classmates referred to "the skin-color" crayon, in a school and classroom she had always loved, she knew just how important it was that everyone understood that skin can be any number of beautiful colors. Bellen's message of inclusivity, empowerment, and the importance of inspiring the next generation of leaders. Bellen created the More Than Peach Project and crayons with every single kid in mind to transform the crayon industry and grow the way we see our world. Picture book for older readers. Activism. Biography. IL 1-4. |
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B 127156B 127156 Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winter, Jonah
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020
Tells the story of Mary "Mother" Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphia to New York in a protest against child labor. First person (point of view). Biography. Picture book for older readers. Responsible decision making. Social issues. Labor movement. IL 2-6. AR 4.9. Lexile 990. GR X. |
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B 86355B 86355 Mother Teresa
Grade Lvl: P Author: Barraclough, John
Length: 24 Copyright: 1998
Biography of Mother Teresa, missionary and Nobel Peace Prize winner (ends shortly before her death). AR 3.3. RC 2.9. Lexile 570. |
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B 101444B 101444 Mother Teresa
Grade Lvl: P Author: RANSOM, CANDICE
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001
Introduces children to the life and work of Mother Teresa. From the series On My Own Biography. AV level 3.4. Follett RL 2.7. |
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B 104670B 104670 Mother Teresa
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Demi
Length: 34 Copyright: 2005
A biography fo Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving the "poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India. AR 6.7. Follett RL 7.3. |
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B 110095B 110095 Mother Teresa
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Miller, Jennifer
Length: 48 Copyright: 2009
Profiles the life and achievements of Albanian Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa. From the series History Maker Bios. AR 4.5. Follett RL 4.7. RC 3.8. Lexile 660 GR level S IL 3-4. |
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B 102524B 102524 MOTHER TERESA
Grade Lvl: P Author: SCHAEFER, LOLA
Length: 24 Copyright: 2003
Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Mother Teresa, who founded an order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity to take care of the poor in India. From the series First Biographies. AR level 2.3. Follett RL 3.7. |
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B 127970B 127970 Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Eggers, Dave
Length: 56 Copyright: 2023
In this wacky true tale of American ingenuity, Annie Miller took to raising pigs in the yard after losing all but her mansion, but when the town wanted the pigs out, she removed the whole mansion instead, rolling it away slowly on logs. Biography. Picture book for older readers. Dwellings. Idaho. Moving, household. Overcoming adversity. IL 1-4. |
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B 119156B 119156 Mumbet's Declaration of Independence
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Woelfle, Gretchen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells the story of a Massachusetts slave from the Revolutionary era--in 1781, she successfully used the new Massachusetts Constitution to make a legal case that she should be free. Slaves- Biography. AR 3.4 RC 3.2 Lexile 540 IL 1-4. |
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B 103391B 103391 MY GREAT-AUNT ARIZONA
Grade Lvl: P Author: HOUSTON, GLORIA
Length: 32 Copyright: 1992
An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren. One-room school. Picture book biography. AR 4.0. RC 3.9. Lexile 600. GR level M. |
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B 106676B 106676 My Name Is Gabriela=Me llamo Gabriela
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Brown, Monica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005
Complete title: My Name Is Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral-Me llamo Gabriela: la vida de Gariela Mistral. Presents a short biography (fictionalized) of the life of early 20th century Chilean children's author and poet, Gabriela Mistral, and describes her childhood and education as a teacher and her works that led to receiving the Nobel Prize for literature in 1945. Presented in English and Spanish. Bilingual text. AR 4.3. Follett RL 5.2. RC 2.3. Lexile 860. |
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B 119157B 119157 My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Turner, Ann Warren
Length: 36 Copyright: 2015
Presents an introduction to the abolitionist and women's rights activist, narrating her rise from former slave to preacher and orator a century before the Civil Rights Movement. Truth, Sojourner, -1883. Slaves- United States. Abolitionists- United States. Follett RL 3.0 IL 1-4. |
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B 121689B 121689 Nadia: the Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gray, Karlin
Length: 40 Copyright: 2015
A picture book biography of the young Romanian gymnast describes some of the ways her energy got her into trouble as a child, how she became involved in gymnastics, and how practice and determination led her to become an Olympic champion. Traces the rise of Nadia Comaneci from a small-town girl to a world-class athlete who, in 1976, achieved an unprecedented seven perfect scores in gymnastics. AR 4.8 RC 6.2 Lexile 900 IL K-3. |
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B 123737B 123737 NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Schwartz, Heather E
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
A biography of African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. Her contributions to the US space program helped send astronauts to the moon. Learn how Johnson broke barriers as a female African American mathematician. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazer Biographies. IL 3-8. AR 5.5. RC 5.5. Lexile 850. GR U. |
NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson PIJ
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B 112776B 112776 Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Burleigh, Robert
Length: 34 Copyright: 2011
An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator. Transatlantic flights. AR 3.5. RC 1.7. Lexile 500. IL 1-5. |
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B 126973B 126973 Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Michalak, Jamie
Length: 40 Copyright: 2021
A picture book biography that tells the story of Niki Nakayama, a powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to fame. Asian American. Japanese cooking and food. IL 1-4. |
Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites PI
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B 117377B 117377 Nikki Grimes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wheeler, Jill C.
Length: 24 Copyright: 2012
Provides a brief overview of the life, career, and achievements of American author and illustrator Nikki Grimes. From the Checkerboard Biography Library series Children's Authors. AR 4.8 IL 2-5. |
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B 109900B 109900 Nobel's Women of Peace
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Benjamin, Michelle
Length: 146 Copyright: 2008
Presents brief biographies of the twelve women who have been awardedthe Nobel Peace Prize, including Bertha von Suttner, Jane Addams, Emily Greene Balch, Betty Williams & Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Mother Teresa, Alva Myrdal, Aung San Suu Kyi, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, and Wangari Maathai. Women pacifists. From the series: The Women's Hall of Fame. AR 9.1. Follett RL 7.2. |
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B 101415B 101415 NOBODY OWNS THE SKY
Grade Lvl: P Author: LINDBERGH, REEVE
Length: 26 Copyright: 1996
A rhymed telling of the life of the first African American aviator, who dreamed of flying as a child in the cotton fields of Texas, and persevered until she made that dream come true. Narrative poem. AR level 3.8. Follett RL 3.9. |
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B 96495B 96495 Notable Women
Grade Lvl: T Author: Morris-Lipsman, Arlene
Length: 119 Copyright: 1990
Includes biographical information, quotations, and follow-up activities for further research and reading on 23 women such as Sandra Day O'Connor, Margaret Thatcher, Harriet Tubman, Louisa Alcott, Amelia Earhart, etc., for students grades 4-6. |
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B 110295B 110295 Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stauffacher, Sue
Length: 34 Copyright: 2007
Explores the life and achievements of Althea Gibson, the first African-American woman to win the Wimbledon Cup. Tennis players. Follett RL 3.9. AR 5.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. |
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B 126470B 126470 Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bardoe, Cheryl
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
A biography of Sophie Germain, who grew up during the French Revolution and followed her dream of studying mathematics, becoming the first woman to win a grand prize from the Royal Academy of Sciences and changing the world with her discoveries. Picture book for older readers. Mathematician. Biography. IL 2-6. AR 5.3. RC 9.2. Lexile 1030. GR S. |
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germai PI
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B 123736B 123736 Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Bodden, Valerie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and made a discovery that changed the field forever. Wu came to the United States to study physics. Soon she was a sought-after physics professor. As an expert in the field, she left teaching to work on secret government programs. She even helped disprove a major law of physics. Find out how Wu's persistence drove her contributions in the field of physics. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazers Biographies. IL 3-8. AR 5.9. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. GR Y. |
Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu PIJ
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B 83502B 83502 Olympic Black Women
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Plowden, Martha
Length: 174 Copyright: 1996
Provides short biographical sketches of 25 African American women Olympians. RC 5.9. Lexile 1060. GR level V. |
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B 84208B 84208 On the Bus With Joanna Cole
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cole, Joanna
Length: 56 Copyright: 1996
The author of "The Magic School Bus" series discusses her life, how she came to be a writer, where she gets her ideas from, and what is involved in producing a book. AR 5.8. RC and Follett RL 5.9. Lexile 1050. IL 2-6. |
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B 125095B 125095 One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Paul, Miranda
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015
Isatou Ceesay finds a way to recycle discarded plastic bags that have accumulated in dirty heaps in her Gambian village. Narrative nonfiction. Includes back matter and glossary. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 2.9. RC 1.6. Lexile 570. GR P. |
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia PI
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B 127578B 127578 One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Yuksel, M.O
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022
Fatima al-Fihri loved to learn. She wanted to know everything, like how birds flew, why the sky was blue, and how flowers grew. But more than anything, she wanted a school for all, where anyone could study and become whatever they wanted. A true-life portrait of a Muslim woman demonstrates the importance of never giving up on your dreams and how we all have the power to change the world for the better. Biography. Ancient world. Self-management. IL Pres-3. |
One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University KP
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B 128076B 128076 Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Messner, Kate
Length: 56 Copyright: 2022
Presents an illustrated look at the life of Ann Lowe who was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Biography. Picture book for older readers. Clothing and dress. Fashion. African American. Designer. IL 1-4. Lexile 660. |
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B 126672B 126672 Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020
Shares the story of of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the presidential cabinet, and architect of much of the New Deal legislation as Secretary of Labor. Strong female protagonist. Cabinet officers. Social reformers. IL 2-6. Lexile 950. GR P. |
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B 109171B 109171 Oprah Winfrey
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cooper, Ilene
Length: 204 Copyright: 2007
Examines the life and career of television personality and media magnate, Oprah Winfrey. Television personalities. From the series Up Close. AR 7.6. RC 8.6. Lexile 1110. |
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B 112926B 112926 Oprah Winfrey
Grade Lvl: I Author: Hudak, Heather
Length: 24 Copyright: 2010
Presents a short biography of television talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, describing her early childhood in Mississippi, education, career in radio and television, and her numerous awards and achievements. Television personalities. From the series Remarkable People. AR 5.2. Guided Reading level S. IL 4-6. |
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B 112927B 112927 Oprah Winfrey: Celebrity with Heart
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jones, Jen
Length: 128 Copyright: 2011
A biography of American media personality Oprah Winfrey that discusses her childhood, early television career, popular show, charitable work, and other related topics. Television personalities.From the series Celebrities with Heart. Guided Reading level U. IL 6-9. |
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B 126737B 126737 Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Grimes, Nikki
Length: 325 Copyright: 2019
Author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. African American. Biography. Novel in verse. Starred reviews. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 9-12. AR 5.5. Lexile 840. GR Z+. |
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B 107510B 107510 Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fleming, Candace
Length: 176 Copyright: 2005
Subtitle: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life. Presents a collection of photographs and stories representing the life and career of Eleanor Roosevelt. Examines her White House years, her years as a delegate to the United Nations, and more. Primary Sources. AR 8.0. Follett RL 6.8. RC 7.4. Lexile 1040. IL 5-9. |
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B 125135B 125135 Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Slade, Suzanne
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
A picture book biography about naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. She pioneered a movement to encourage schools to conduct science and nature classes for children outdoors, thereby increasing students' interest in nature. Picture book for older readers. Biography. Narrative. IL 2-6. AR 3.9. Lexile 670. |
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B 114978B 114978 Paiute Princess: The Story of Sarah Winnemucca
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Ray, Deborah
Length: 46 Copyright: 2012
A picture-book biography of Sarah Winnemucca, Paiute Indian and Native American civil rights activists, discussing her childhood, her work as an advocate for all Native Americans, and the appeals to white America to treat her people with dignity. AR 6.6 RC 8.6 Lexile 1010 IL 3-7. |
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B 126618B 126618 Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Blumenthal, Deborah
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019
An illustrated overview of the life of iconic handbag designer Judith Leiber. The arts. Fashion and design. Biography. IL 2-6. AR 4.5. Lexile 960. |
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B 122825B 122825 Passion for Elephants: The Real Life Adventure of Field Scientist Cynthia Moss
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Buzzeo, Toni
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015
Presents the story of Cynthia Moss, an animal activist who has devoted her life to the study of African elephants and whose work helped bring about the world ivory trade ban. AR 5.3 RC 8.2 Lexile 1030 IL 1-4. |
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B 113151B 113151 Patience Wright
Grade Lvl: I Author: Shea, Pegi
Length: 30 Copyright: 2007
Subtitle: America's First Sculpter and Revolutionary Spy. An illustrated biography of Patience Wright, a woman born into a Quakerfamily in 1725 who grew up to be a celebrated wax sculptor, and whose talent led her to England in the pre-Revolutionary War years where she was able to learn information about England's intentions toward the colonies and send the intelligence to America. Sculptors.AR 6.5. RC 8.6. Lexile 1010. IL 4-6. |
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B 72637B 72637 People of Distinction: Sacagawea
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Brown, Marion
Length: 119 Copyright: 1988
Biography of Shoshoni Indian woman, Sacagawea who acted as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. |
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B 86620B 86620 Picture Book of Amelia Earhart
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 30 Copyright: 1998
Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane. AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.5. RC 5.1. Lexile 880. GR level M. |
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B 113107B 113107 Picture Book of Dolley and James Madison
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009
Presents a brief biography of America's fourth president and his wife. Recount highlights from both lives, stressing James' role in creating the Virginia Plan, drafting the Bill of Rights, and servingas Secretary of State; as well as Dolley's renown as a hostess, especially for the widowed Thomas Jefferson. AR 5.5. RC 4.6. Lexile 870. IL 2-4. |
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B 80944B 80944 Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1991
A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. AR 4.1. RC and Follett RL 5.2. Lexile 680. GR level N. |
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B 80943B 80943 Picture Book of Florence Nightingale
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1992
Traces the life of the nineteenth century English woman who followed her calling to work in hospitals and improve the conditions under which the sick were treated. AR 4.6. RC and Follett Rl 4.9. Lexile 760. GR level M. IL 1-3. |
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B 77540B 77540 Picture Book of Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1992
Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. AR 4.3. RC 4.7. Lexile 760. Guided Reading level P. |
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B 88728B 88728 Picture Book of Sacagawea
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000
A biography of the Shoshone/Shoshoni woman who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition. AR 5.0. Follett RL 2.7. RC 4.6. Lexile 800. |
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B 84755B 84755 Picture Book of Sojourner Truth
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Adler, David A
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994
An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States. AR 5.4. RC and Follett RL 4.3. Lexile 910. GR level P. |
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B 89327B 89327 PIONEER FARM GIRL: DIARY OF SARAH GILLESPIE
Grade Lvl: I Author: GILLESPIE, SARAH
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000
Excerpts from the diary of Sarah Gillespie, a pioneer in Iowa (Manchester) in the 19th century. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to the era. AR level 5.7. |
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B 100457B 100457 Pioneer Girl: Story of Laura Ingells Wilder
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Anderson, William
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998
Recounts the life story of the author of the "Little House" books, from her childhood in Wisconsin to her old age at Rocky Ridge Farm. AR level 5.1. RC and Follett RL 4.2. |
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B 109123B 109123 Planting the Trees of Kenya
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nivola, Claire
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008
Relates the story of Wangari Maathai, a native Kenyan who taught the people living in the highlands how to plant trees and care for the land. Conservationists. Politicians. Nobel Peace Prize winner. AR 5.9. RC 9.2. Lexile 1030. |
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B 102736B 102736 Pocahontas
Grade Lvl: P Author: ZEMLICKA, SHANNON
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002
An introduction to the life of Pocahontas, a Powhatan Indian, which covers her birth, meetings with English settlers, trip to England, family life, and death. Reader in the series On My Own Biography. AR level 3.4. Follett RL 3.8. |
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B 127840B 127840 Pocahontas
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Doyle, Abby Badach
Length: 32 Copyright: 2023
This book strives to bring readers the real story of Pocahontas's life as well as the historical context of the time in which she lived. A concluding timeline aids readers' comprehension while historical images and artwork show Pocahontas in a realistic way. Biography. Indigenous. Native Americans. Powhatan women. Series nonfiction: Native Americans Make History. IL 1-4. |
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B 124067B 124067 Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Guglielmo, Amy
Length: 48 Copyright: 2017
A biography of artist Mary Blair who did design work for Disney, including the "It's a Small World" ride. Mary Blair lived her life in color: vivid, wild color. From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn't play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly. She painted her world. Artist biography. Trailblazing female. IL K-3. AR 4.3. |
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B 107282B 107282 Power of One: Daisy Bates & the Little Rock Nine
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Fradin, Judith Bloom
Length: 178 Copyright: 2004
Presents a biography of Daisy Bates, examining her accomplishments as a civil rights activist, journalist, and organizer. Discusses her role as mentor to the nine African American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. School integration. Primary sources. AR 7.9. Follett RL 5.9. RC 8.6. Lexile 1110. |
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B 120564B 120564 Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ottaviani, Jim
Length: 133 Copyright: 2013
In graphic novel format, explores the lives and work of scientists Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas, who lived with and studied chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, respectively, in their natural habitats, creating between them a body of work that greatly improved our understanding of primates, including humans. Primates Behavior Cartoons and comics. Women primatologists Cartoons and comics. AR 3.6 RC 4.2 GR level Y IL 7-10. |
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B 123735B 123735 Programming Pioneer Ada Lovelace
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Bodden, Valerie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Ada Lovelace (Daughter of Lord Byron) loved learning about math and science. As an adult, she used that knowledge to create the first computer program--before electronic computers even existed! When Lovelace was a child, girls didn't typically study math. But she loved the subject and often dreamed about new machines. Lovelace learned from famous mathematicians and became friends with inventor and engineer Charles Babbage. Realizing the full potential of his calculating machines, she became a pioneer of computer programming. But how did she get there? Find out how Lovelace's determination helped her become the first computer programmer. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazer Biographies. IL 3-8. AR 5.9. RC 6.4. Lexile 920. GR U. |
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B 113389B 113389 Queen of the Falls
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Van Allsburg, Chris
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011
Recounts the stunt performed by sixty-two-year old retired charm school, instructor Annie Edson Taylor, who went over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel in an effort to gain fame and fortune. Daredevils. Taylor, Annie Edson, 1838-1921. Notable Children's Book of 2011. AR 5.7. RC 6.5. Lexile 1060. IL 2-5. |
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KM 12139KM 12139 Race Inside Me: The Story of Wilma Rudolph "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stemach, Jerry
Length: 107 Copyright: 2009
Presents an inspiring woman who overcame great challenges to win gold medals. Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to ever win three gold medals in a single Olympics. Kit contains five copies of the book from the Start-to-Finish series Overcoming the Odds: Sports Biographies. Blue Level (RL 4-5) Publisher GR level S. Lexile 790. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom. |
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B 122780B 122780 Rachael Ray
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rauf, Don
Length: 128 Copyright: 2016
Describes the life and achievements of TV personality and chef Rachael Ray. From the series Celebrity Chefs. IL 5-10. |
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B 106245B 106245 Rachel Carson
Grade Lvl: P Author: Fontes, Justine
Length: 31 Copyright: 2005
Presents an introduction to the life of biologist and writer Rachel Carson, whose book "Silent Spring" sparked the environmentalist movement. From the series Rookie Biographies. Follett RL 3.0. AR 2.6. RC 2.0. Lexile 410. IL 1-2. |
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B 109172B 109172 Rachel Carson
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Levine, Ellen
Length: 224 Copyright: 2007
Examines the life and career of marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson. Biologists. From the series Up Close. AR 8.3 RC 7.8 Lexile 1060 IL 6-10. |
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B 77317B 77317 Rachel Carson, Who Loved the Sea
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Latham, Jean
Length: 80 Copyright: 1991
Biography of Rachel Carson who dedicated her life to the study of the sea and earth. |
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B 121255B 121255 Rachel Carson: Environmental Pioneer
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hile, Lori
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015
Profiles conservationist, Rachel Carson, and her work to uncover the dangers of pesticides; covers Carson's inspiration, her methods, findings, and the impact of her work on the environment movement. Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Silent Spring. Pesticides- Environmental aspects. AR 6.6 Lexile 990 GR level S IL 5-9. |
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B 116231B 116231 Rachel Carson: Extraordinary Environmentalist
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wheeler, Jill
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
Examines the life of environmentalist Rachel Carson and how her writings and work in the environment helped save birds from the bad effects of DDT. Environmentalists. Checkerboard Biography Library: Women In Science. AR 4.8. Lexile 690. IL 2-5. |
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B 110698B 110698 Rachel Carson: Preserving A Sense of Wonder
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Locker, Thomas / Bruchac, Joseph
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004
A biography of Rachel Carson interspersed with her own memorable quotes. Biologists. Environmentalists. Authors: Thomas Locker & Joseph Bruchac. Follett RL 4.6. AR 4.6 IL 3-5 |
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B 110821B 110821 Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ehrlich, Amy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003
A biography of Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring," which sparked the beginnings of the modern environmental movement. Biologists. Environmentalists. AR 5.6 Follett RL 4.8 RC 5.7 Lexile 930 IL 2-5. |
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B 116374B 116374 Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Knisley, Lucy
Length: 173 Copyright: 2013
Presents a graphic novel memoir of cartoonist Lucy Knisley and her obsession with cooking and food. Cartoonists Comic books, strips, etc. Biography. Eating customs Comic books, strips, etc. AR 6.2 RC 7.6 Lexiel 970 IL 9-12. |
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B 117508B 117508 Reporter In Disguise: The Intrepid Vic Steinberg
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Welldon, Christine
Length: 78 Copyright: 2013
Biography of a nineteenth-century Canadian investigative journalist who wrote under the pen name Vic Steinberg. The details of her life--including her real name--remain a mystery. She shared her experiences exploring different occupations and places, some of which were not open to women. She visited a tavern, toured the county jail, and sat in the men's stands at a rugby game; sometimes she even dressed as a man. A glossary helps readers understand the Victorian terminology. AR 6.6 IL 6-10. |
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B 116199B 116199 Rightfully Ours: How Women Won the Vote, 21 Activities
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hollihan, Kerrie Logan
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012
Recounts the history of women's suffrage in the United States, the stories of leaders in the movement such as Lucy Stone, Sojourner Truth, and Susan B. Anthony, and includes a timeline, and hands-on activities. Women's rights History. Suffragists History. RC 8.6 Lexile 1020 IL 5-9. |
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B 126238B 126238 Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Hegedus, Bethany
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019
A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who turned a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources. Picture book for older readers. Biography. African American Writers. IL 3-8. AR 4.9. Lexile 900. GR Z. |
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B 124422B 124422 Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Zuckerman, Gregory
Length: 215 Copyright: 2018
A collection of mini biographies of female athletes, including Serena and Venus Williams, Simone Biles, and Carli Lloyd. Also included in the book- Wilma Rudolph (track and field), Mo'ne Davis (Little League baseball), Swin Cash (basketball), Elena Delle Donne (basketball), Bethany Hamilton (surfing), Ronda Rousey (mixed martial arts), and Kerri Strug (gymnastics). Biography collection. African American Female Athletes. Gender roles and issues. IL 4-8. AR 7.4. RC 9.6. Lexile 1070. |
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B 75745B 75745 Rookie Biography: Elizabeth Blackwell
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Greene, Carol
Length: 47 Copyright: 1991
Biography of the first woman doctor in the United States. Guided Reading level O. |
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B 75746B 75746 Rookie Biography: Elizabeth the First
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Greene, Carol
Length: 48 Copyright: 1990
Biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Guided Reading level O. |
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B 83774B 83774 Rookie Biography: Madam C.J. Walker
Grade Lvl: P Author: Toby, Marlene
Length: 48 Copyright: 1995
A biography of the Afro-American businesswoman whose invention of facial and hair products led to great financial success. AR 3.2. Follett RL 2.9. |
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B 72647B 72647 Rookie Biography: Pocahontas
Grade Lvl: P Author: Greene, Carol
Length: 48 Copyright: 1988
Subtitle: Daughter of a Chief. Biography of the American Indian Princess Algonquin who as a young girl befriended John Smith. AR 2.2. |
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B 105439B 105439 Rosa
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Giovanni, Nikki
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005
Presents an illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community. Caldecott Honor book. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. AR 4.9. Follett RL 6.0. RC 5.1. Lexile 900. GR level T. |
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B 101580B 101580 Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Klingel, Cynthia
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002
Provides information about Rosa Parks, an African American woman who played a major role in the Civil Rights movement. Wonder Books. Wonders of Reading, Level 2 reader. AR level 2.0. Follett RL 1.7. IL K-2. |
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B 124164B 124164 Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kaiser, Lisbeth
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
In this true story of an inspiring civil rights activist, Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. African American - biography. Civil rights. Social reformer. Series nonfiction: Little People, Big Dreams. IL K-4. |
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B 79739B 79739 Rosa Parks, Hero of Our Time
Grade Lvl: P Author: Jackson, Garnet
Length: 26 Copyright: 1993
Brief biography of the Alabama woman who was arrested because she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Her trial led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the beginnings of the civil rights movement. |
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B 121538B 121538 Rosa Parks: Activist for Equality
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016
A brief biography of Rosa Parks, African American civil rights activist. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 2.1 Lexile 360 IL K-2. |
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KM 12146KM 12146 Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Major, Devorah
Length: 88 Copyright: 1999
An overview of the life of Rosa Parks and her fight for equal rights, which started when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. Kit contains six copies of the book (88 pages) and one instructional guide. From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold Library (RL 2-3) Lexile 550 Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom. |
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B 126617B 126617 Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsbury
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020
An illustrated biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, highlighting her life and accomplishments despite the unfair treatment she often experienced. Series nonfiction: Big Words. Includes back matter and timelines. Judicial system. Biography. IL 4-9. AR 5.4. Lexile 870. GR T. |
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B 101559B 101559 Sacagawea
Grade Lvl: P Author: Milton, Joyce
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001
Illustrated biography of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806. From the series All Aboard Reading, Level 2. AR level 3.2. RC 2.5. Lexile 460. GR level L. IL 1-3. |
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B 127841B 127841 Sacagawea
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Doyle, Abby Badach
Length: 32 Copyright: 2023
Sacagawea is a well-known Native American because of her role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition. But much of her life is unknown. In this volume, readers explore the history of Sacagawea and the Lemhi Shoshone people, learning how she and her tribe were changed by Europeans arriving on their land. Readers also learn about Sacagawea's influence on United States history through achievable language and details, as well as fact boxes. Historical images and a concluding timeline bring Sacagawea from legend to life. Biography. Shoshoni Indians. Series nonfiction: Native Americans Make History. IL 1-4. AR 5.0. GR M. |
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B 102560B 102560 SACAGAWEA
Grade Lvl: PI Author: WITTEMAN, BARBARA
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002
Biography of the Shoshone woman who served as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. AR level 3.6. Follett RL 4.2. |
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B 109196B 109196 Sacagawea: Brave Shoeshone Girl
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Collard, Sneed
Length: 41 Copyright: 2007
Biography of Sacagawea, discussing her early life as a member of the Shoeshone (Shoshoni) tribe, her capture by the Hidatsas, her marriage at the age of 12, and her role in the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition. AR 4.4. Follett RL 5.3. |
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KM 12152KM 12152 Sacagawea: The Trip to the West "Start-to-Finish"
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 90 Copyright: 2012
Fictionalized biography of the Shoshoni woman who acted as a guide and translator on the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804. Tells what Sacagawea might have thought on her journey. Kit contains fourteen copies of the book (124 pages, one instructional booklet and 1 audio CD and one instructional booklet. From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 620 Publisher GR level M. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom. |
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B 122537B 122537 Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stelson, Caren Barzelay
Length: 144 Copyright: 2016
Shares the true story of a young girl who survived the atomic bomb and chronicles her long journey to find peace. The author based the story on extensive interviews with Sachiko. Atomic bomb victims Japan Nagasaki-shi Biography. 2017 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. AR 5.7 RC 5.5 Lexile 850 IL 6-12. |
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B 118344B 118344 Sally Ride : Life on a Mission
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Macy, Sue
Length: 152 Copyright: 2014
Looks at the life and career of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to travel in space. From the series A Real-Life Story. Lexile 1170 IL 4-8. |
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B 120784B 120784 Sarah Dessen
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hagler, Gina
Length: 112 Copyright: 2014
A biography of American author Sarah Dessen. IL 7-12. |
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B 84563B 84563 Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in United States
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Keenan, Sheila
Length: 206 Copyright: 1996
Brief illustrated articles profile significant women in American history, including Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, and Nellie Bly. Lexile 1140. |
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B 120510B 120510 Searching for Sarah Rector
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 76 Copyright: 2014
Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society. Petroleum industry and trade Oklahoma History. |
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B 111978B 111978 Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Johnson, Jen
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010
A biography of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai, a female scientist who made a stand in the face of opposition to women's rights and her own Green Belt Movement, an effort to restore Kenya's eocsystem by planting millions of trees. Illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler. 2011 John Steptoe-Best new Talent Illustrator Award. AR 4.8. RC 5.4. Lexile 820. IL 2-4. |
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B 122678B 122678 Serena Williams
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017
A short biography of tennis player Serena Williams. From the series Sports MVPs. AR 3.7 IL 1-3. |
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B 127154B 127154 Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hood, Susan
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
A visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric fossil. You'll meet Ruby Bridges, the brave six year old who helped end segregation in the South. And Maya Lin, who at twenty-one won a competition to create a war memorial, and then had to appear before Congress to defend her right to create. Readers will also hear about Molly Williams, Annette Kellerman, Nellie Bly, Pura Belpre, Frida Kahlo, Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne, Frances Moore Lappe, Mae Jemison, Angela Zhang, and Malala Yousafzai-all whose stories will enthrall and inspire. Biography collection. Picture book for older readers. Women in history. IL 2-6. AR 6.1. |
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B 124222B 124222 Shark Lady: the True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Keating, Jess
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017
At nine years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, including trying to break into the scientific field as a woman, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to the well-earned nickname "Shark Lady," as she become a fixture in the world of ocean conservation and shark research. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.9. Lexile 730. |
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B 117473B 117473 Sharon Creech
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mead, Wendy
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
A biography of the children's book author, Sharon Creech. From the series Spotlight On Children's Authors. IL 4-7. |
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B 111983B 111983 She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Vernick, Audrey
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010
An illustrated biography of baseball fanatic Effa Manley, describing her childhood in Philadelphia, her career as a business manager, how she came to be the owner of the New Jersey baseball team, the Newark Eagles, and her induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Illustrated by Don Tate. AR 4.7. RC 3.7. Lexile 770. IL 1-4. |
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B 125208B 125208 She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fulton, Lynn
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018
Looks at the night in which nineteenth-century British author Mary Shelley created Frankenstein. Includes back matter. Picture book for older readers. Biography. IL 1-5. AR 4.3. Lexile 740. GR W. |
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KM 13297KM 13297 She Persisted (3 Wonderbooks )
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Clinton, Chelsea
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019
Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history. This book features: Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Margaret Chase Smith, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey, Sonia Sotomayor—and one special cameo. Set of 3 WonderBooks, plus cables, headphones, charger and a 5-way splitter. Wonderbook run time: 11 minutes and 18 seconds. IL K-5. AR 6.0. Lexile 1170. |
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KM 13292KM 13292 She Persisted Around the World (3 Wonderbooks)
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Clinton, Chelsea
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019
A book for everyone who has ever aimed high and been told to step down, for everyone who has ever raised their voice and been told to quiet down, and for everyone who has ever felt small, unimportant or unworthy. This book features: Marie Curie, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Viola Desmond, Sissi Lima do Amor, Leymah Gbowee, Caroline Herschel, Wangari Maathai, Aisha Rateb, J.K. Rowling, Kate Sheppard, Yuan Yuan Tan, Mary Verghese and Malala Yousafzai. Set of 3 WonderBooks, plus cables, headphones, charger and a 5-way splitter. Wonderbook run time: 17 minutes and 6 seconds. IL K-5. AR 5.9. Lexile 1080. |
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B 124103B 124103 She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Clinton, Chelsea
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018
Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been told their dreams didn't matter. They've spoken out, risen up and fought for what's right, even when they've been told to be quiet. Whether in science, the arts, sports or activism, women and girls throughout history have been determined to break barriers and change the status quo. They haven't let anyone get in their way and have helped us better understand our world and what's possible. In this companion book to She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World (B 124104), Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to a group of thirteen incredible women who have shaped history all across the globe. This book features females: Marie Curie, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Viola Desmond, Sissi Lima do Amor, Leymah Gbowee, Caroline Herschel, Wangari Maathai, Aisha Rateb, J.K. Rowling, Kate Sheppard, Yuan Yuan Tan, Mary Verghese and Malala Yousafzai. Women in history. Political activists and social reformers. Biography. IL K-4. |
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B 124104B 124104 She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Clinton, Chelsea
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Throughout American history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what's right, even when they have to fight to be heard. In this book, Chelsea Clinton celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. They all certainly persisted. This book features females: Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Margaret Chase Smith, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey, and Sonia Sotomayor. Companion book She Persisted Around the World(B 124103). Women in U.S. History. Political activists. Social reformers. IL K-4. AR 6.0. Lexile 1170. Iowa Goldfinch Award 2019-2020. |
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B 113868B 113868 She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Alexander, Sally
Length: 100 Copyright: 2008
Subtitle: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer. Chronicles the life ofLaura Bridgman, who at the age of five, became both deaf and blind, and recounts how she learned to communicate with the world around her and became one of the most famous people in the world. Laura Dewey Bridgman, 1829-1889. AR 6.9. RC 6.8. Lexile 990. IL 4-8. |
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B 126457B 126457 She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Russell-Brown, Katheryn
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020
A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included. African American. Biography. Trailblazer. Legislator. IL Pres-3. GR T. |
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B 110011B 110011 Silent Observer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: MacKinnon, Christy
Length: 42 Copyright: 1993
Author's memoir of life as a little deaf girl and her family in 19th century Nova Scotia, Canada. AR 4.8. Follett RL 5.1. |
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B 125876B 125876 Simone Biles
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Buckley, James
Length: 24 Copyright: 2018
A brief biography of American Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, discussing her childhood, family, and career in gymnastics. Beginning reader. Biography. Series nonfiction: Little Bits! First Readers: Amazing Americans: Olympians. IL K-4. AR 4.0. Lexile 600. GR K. |
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B 111797B 111797 Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Moss, Marissa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009
An illustrated biography of Maggie Gee, one of only two Chinese American women to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. AR 4.8. RC 4.2. Lexile 790. IL 1-5. |
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B 84926B 84926 SKY PIONEER: PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF AMELIA EARHART
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: SZABO, CORINNE
Length: 64 Copyright: 1997
A biography, with numerous photographs and quotes form Earhart herself, tracing this determined woman's life and interest in flying. |
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B 86975B 86975 Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Grade Lvl: I Author: Kehret, Peg
Length: 179 Copyright: 1996
The author describes her battle against polio when she was twelve and thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects. AR 5.2. RC 4.8. Lexile 890. |
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B 113240B 113240 Soar, Elinor!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Brown, Tami
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010
Elinor Smith, who first flew in a "flying machine" when she was six,earns her aviation license at the age of sixteen in 1928, and when male pilots and newspapermen mock her abilities, she performs the daring maneuver of flying under all four of New York City's East River bridges. Notable Social Studies Trade Book for young People 2011. AR 4.9. RC 3.7. Lexile 780. IL 2-5. |
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B 110099B 110099 Sojourner Truth
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Waxman, Laura
Length: 48 Copyright: 2008
A brief biography of former slave and women's activist, Soujourner Truth that chronicles her childhood, eventual freedom, and efforts to help former slaves and women. Abolitionists. From the series History Maker Bios. AR 4.5 Follett RL 3.1. RC 3.5 Lexile 620 GR level S IL 3-4. |
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B 122032B 122032 Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Burleigh, Robert
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
Tells the story of oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp and her work charting the ocean floor. Cartographers. Geomorphologists. Submarine topography. Continental drift. AR 5.0 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 1-4. |
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DVD 2813DVD 2813 Song of Sacajawea
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 25 Copyright: 2007
Story of the Shoshone woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their westward expedition is told like a tall tale. Still illustrations are panned, scanned or dissolved using iconography (original copyright 1993). Narrated by Laura Dern. Music by David Lindley. From the series American Heroes & Legends. IL 1-6. |
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B 96740B 96740 Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Prince-Hughes, Dawn
Length: 225 Copyright: 2004
Dawn Prince-Hughes traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism to the moment, as a young woman, when she entered the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle and became immediately fascinated with the gorillas. By observing them and, later, working with them, Prince-Hughes was finally able to emerge from her solitude and connect to living beings in a way she had never previously experienced. Human-animal relationships. |
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B 118113B 118113 Sonia Sotomayor
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gallagher, Brigid
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
A biography of Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court judge. Justice. Judges. Supreme Court justices. From the series Extraordinary Women. AR 6.3 Lexile 900 IL 4-7. |
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B 122472B 122472 Sonia Sotomayor
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kramer, Barbara
Length: 48 Copyright: 2016
A look at the life and career of Sonia Sotomayor, from her childhood in the New York City projects to her selection as the first Latino and the third woman ever to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judges. From the series National Geographic Readers, Level 3. AR 4.6 Lexile 670 IL 2-4. |
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B 122749B 122749 Spic-and-Span!: Lillian Gilbreth's Wonder Kitchen
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kulling, Monica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014
A brief biography of Lillian Moller Gilbreth, who ran an efficiency consulting business with her husband Frank in New Jersey in the early twentieth century. When her husband died, leaving her with eleven children to support, she brought her experience with work efficiency to bear on her own life and put her knowledge of industrial engineering to work at making household kitchens more comfortable and efficient. Business consultants. Industrial engineers. AR 4.6 IL 2-5. |
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B 125919B 125919 Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Sisson, Stephanie Roth
Length: 31 Copyright: 2018
As a child, Rachel Carson lived by the rhythms of the natural world. Spring after spring, year after year, she observed how all living things are connected. And as an adult, Rachel watched and listened as the natural world she loved so much began to fall silent. Spring After Spring traces Rachel's journey as scientist and writer, courageously speaking truth to an often hostile world, and ultimately paving the way for the modern environmental movement. Biography. Conservation and environment. Includes back matter. IL 2-6. AR 4.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 790. |
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B 86831B 86831 Stone Girl, Bone Girl: Story of Mary Anning
Grade Lvl: P Author: Anholt, Laurence
Length: 26 Copyright: 1999
A brief biography of the English girl whose discovery of an ichthyosaur skeleton in 1811 when she was twelve led to a lifelong interest in fossils and other important discoveries. AR 4.5. RC 3.1. Lexile 520. |
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B 125194B 125194 Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Engle, Margarita
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010
A young girl goes against Medieval beliefs that insects are evil and secretly observes caterpillars as they form cocoons and are reborn as butterflies and moths. Narrative nonfiction. Biography. Picture book for older readers. Middle Ages. IL 2-6. AR 3.2. RC 3.4. Lexile 710. |
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B 125195B 125195 Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Lawlor, Laurie
Length: 57 Copyright: 2017
A brief biography of six women scientists who have changed the world: E. Margaret Burbidge, Marie Tharp, Florence Hawley Ellis, Katherine Coleman Johnson, Gertude Elion, and Eugenie Clark. Biography collection. STEM/STEAM. Includes primary sources. Narrative nonfiction. IL 3-8. AR 7.8. Lexile 1120. |
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KM 13284KM 13284 Superheroes are Everywhere (3 Wonderbooks)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Harris, Kamala
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020
A picture book memoir in which Senator Kamala Harris shares her life story and discusses heroic figures from her youth. Superheroes are all around us--and if we try, we can all be heroes too. Set of 3 WonderBooks, plus cables, headphones, charger and a 5-way splitter. Autobiography. Legislators. Heroes. Wonderbook run time: 12 minutes and 27 seconds. IL Pres-3. AR 3.9. Lexile 640. |
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B 80893B 80893 Susan B. Anthony
Grade Lvl: I Author: Levin, Pamela
Length: 79 Copyright: 1993
Biography that profiles the 19th century crusader for many important social causes including women's rights. AR 7.8. Follett RL 6.3. IL 4-5. |
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B 103230B 103230 Susan B. Anthony
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McLeese, Don
Length: 24 Copyright: 2003
Examines the life of Susan B. Anthony. Discusses her career as a teacher and her work to end slavery, outlaw alcohol, and win equal rights for women. From the series Equal Rights Leaders. AR and Follett RL 4.2. IL 2-5. |
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B 119123B 119123 Susan B. Anthony
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Edison, Erin
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013
Introduces the biography of Susan B. Anthony who helped women win the right to vote. Includes timeline. Suffragists. Feminists. From the Pebble series Great Women In History. AR 2.6 RC 3.1 Lexile 530 IL K-2. |
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B 118114B 118114 Suzanne Collins
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hunter, Nick
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
Discusses the life and writing career of American author, Suzanne Collins. From the series Extraordinary Women. AR 6.7 Lexile 1040 IL 4-7. |
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B 117494B 117494 Suzanne Collins (AV2)
Grade Lvl: I Author: Kopp, Megan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
An overview of the life and works of young people's author Suzanne Collins. Access to online materials is through a book code printed inside the book. Includes slide shows, vocabulary development, activities, assessments, video clips, and web links. From the AV2 series Remarkable Writers. AR 6.1. IL 4-6. |
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B 122279B 122279 Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Snyder, Laurel
Length: 52 Copyright: 2015
An introduction to one of the most famous ballerinas in history describes how she was inspired to pursue dancing after going to the ballet as a child and how her achievements have inspired subsequent generations of dancers. 2016 Orbis Pictus Honorable Mention. AR 2.5 RC 2.3 Lexile 380 GR level P IL K-4. |
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B 122663B 122663 Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Lang, Heather
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
The true story about the girl who grew up to be the 'Shark Lady' and became one of the most inspiring scientists in the world. Marine biologists. Ichthyologists. RC 4.7 Lexile 770 IL K-4. |
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B 102750B 102750 Talkin' About Bessie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: GRIMES, NIKKI
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002
Subtitle: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. A biography of thewoman who became the first licensed Afro-American female pilot. Textof this fictionalized biography consists of a series of monologues/poetic vignettes of Coleman delivered by "speakers" at her funeral. Picture book for older readers. Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. AR level 6.1. Follett RL 5.0. RC 4.9. Lexile 970. |
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B 88013B 88013 Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tallchief, Maria
Length: 28 Copyright: 1999
Ballerina Maria Tallchief describes her childhood on an Osage reservations, the development of her love of dance, and her rise to success in that field. AR 5.1. RC 4.9. Lexile 750. IL 3-6. |
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B 119745B 119745 Taylor Swift
Grade Lvl: I Author: Morreale, Marie
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015
Briefly profiles the life and career of the country and pop star, from her childhood on a Pennsylvania Christmas tree farm to her many musical awards. Songwriters. Country musicians. From the series Real Bios. AR5.6 RC 7.3 Lexile 940 IL 4-6. |
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B 128198B 128198 Taylor Swift
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Strand, Jennifer
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017
A brief introduction to the life of singer Taylor Swift. Biography. Beginning reader. Series nonfiction: Zoom In On Stars of Music. IL K-3. AR 2.0. Lexile 400. GR I. |
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B 113936B 113936 Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Montgomery, Sy
Length: 148 Copyright: 2012
Presents a biography of Temple Grandin, revealing how she became a preeminent figure in the livestock industry and a spokesperson for people with autism. Discusses how Grandin's belief in fair treatment for animals resulted in her creation of cruelty-free facilities for livestock and features full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout. Animal scientists. Animal specialists. Autistic people. Animal welfare. AR 7.6. RC 7.5. Lexile 960. IL 5-8. |
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the IJ
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B 120512B 120512 Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Length: 229 Copyright: 2015
Tells the story of early-twentieth-century Irish-American cook Mary Mallon, who was immortalized as "Typhoid Mary" after a sanitary engineer traced a 1904 typhoid fever outbreak back to her Long Island kitchen. Quarantine New York (State) New York History. Orbis Pictus Honor book 2016. AR 7.2 Lexile 980 IL 6-9. |
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B 124488B 124488 Tesoros de mi isla : una infancia Cubana
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Ada, Alma Flor
Length: 225 Copyright: 2016
Collects the autobiographical writings of Author Alma Flor Ada. Text in Spanish. Includes primary sources and glossary. Biography. Literary collection. IL 6-12. |
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B 110173B 110173 They Called her Molly Pitcher
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rockwell, Anne
Length: 33 Copyright: 2006
Tells the story of Molly Pitcher, a woman who accompanied her husband when he set off to join the Continental Army at Valley Forge in 1777, and who was given the rank of sergeant by General George Washington for her extraordinary acts of courage during the Battle of Monmouth. Revolutionaries. AR 5.4. RC 4.7. Lexile 830. IL 3-5. |
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B 97012B 97012 Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism
Grade Lvl: T Author: Grandin, Temple
Length: 270 Copyright: 2006
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism—because Temple Grandin is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us. In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the country of autism. Writing from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person, she tells us how that country is experienced by its inhabitants and how she managed to breach its boundaries to function in the outside world. What emerges in Thinking in Pictures is the document of an extraordinary human being, one who, in gracefully and lucidly bridging the gulf between her condition and our own, sheds light on the riddle of our common identity. |
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B 126331B 126331 This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Boyce, Jo Ann Allen
Length: 310 Copyright: 2019
In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton Twelve themselves wondered if the easier thing to do would be to go back to their old school. Jo Ann clear-eyed, practical, tolerant, and popular among both black and white students found herself called on as the spokesperson of the group. But what about just being a regular teen? This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of her four months thrust into the national spotlight and as a trailblazer in history. Civil rights. Includes primary sources. U.S. History. African American biography. IL 6-10. AR 6.3. RC 8.5. Lexile 1000. |
This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality IJ
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B 126977B 126977 Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Turk, Evan
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020
As a child in fifteenth-century Murano, Italy, Marietta Barovier is drawn to her father's workshop and, although glass blowing is men's work, she later revives the lost art of millefiori. Biography. Renaissance. The arts. History. IL 2-6. |
Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta PI
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B 125089B 125089 To the Stars!: First American Woman to Walk in Space
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Van Vleet, Carmella
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016
Kathy liked fishing and swimming; flying planes and studying science. That's what she liked and that's what she decided to do with her life. She followed her heart and eventually became a NASA astronaut and the first woman to walk in space. Kathy wanted to see the whole world and so she did- from space! Backmatter includes further information about Dr. Sullivan and her career, as well as other famous firsts made by women astronauts. Picture book for older readers. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.6. Lexile 680. |
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KM 13035KM 13035 Top Chefs (Biographies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017
Each book includes in-depth backgrounds of some of the world's most renowned celebrity chefs, insightful views of their childhood and history in the culinary world, personal tidbits, and highlights of their professional achievements. Includes biographies of Alton Brown, Anne Burrell, Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, Giada de Laurentiis, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, Tyler Florence, and Wolfgang Puck. IL 7-12. |
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B 125248B 125248 Tornado Scientist
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Carson, Mary Kay / Uhlman, Tom
Length: 80 Copyright: 2019
Robin Tanamachi has been captivated by tornadoes and extreme weather her entire life. When she realized people researched weather for a job, she was hooked. She now studies tornadogenesis, or how tornadoes form, and what causes them to get weaker versus strengthen. For her, driving around in a Doppler radar truck aiming towards storms is a normal day in the office. The data she collects is then modeled and studied on computers- with math, physics, and computer science working hand in hand with meteorology. At the end of the day, knowing exactly how, when, and where these violent storms happen can give more warning time for everyone involved. Series nonfiction: Scientist in the Field. Earth Science. Natural disasters. IL 4-8. Lexile 850. |
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B 114530B 114530 Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Malaspina, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012
A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. AR 3.6 RC 2.4 Lexile 600 IL 1-4. |
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B 127983B 127983 Tower of Life
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stiefel, Chana
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022
Subtitle: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs. Yaffa Eliach made it her life's mission to recover thousands of her town's photographs from around the world. Using these photos, she built a permanent exhibit in the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, to restore the memory of her childhood home. Biography. IL 2-4. AR 4.8. |
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KM 13757KM 13757 Toy Trailblazer Innovators and Inventors
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019
Learn about the incredible innovators of some of the world's most popular toys with Toy Trailblazers. Each engaging, fact-packed biography gives the life story of a famous toy's inventor, including information about the inventor's childhood and early career, how he or she invented the famous toy, and how it came to be as popular and influential as it is today. Set of 18 titles including: American girl entrepreneur: Pleasant Rowland; Barbie developer: Ruth Handler; Board game builder: Milton Bradley; Crayola creators: Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith; Hot wheels developer: Elliot Handler; LEGO manufacturers: the Kristiansen family; Lincoln Logs creator: John Lloyd Wright; Monopoly mastermind: Charles B. Darrow; Mr. Potato Head inventor: George Lerner; My Little Pony pioneer: Bonnie Zacherle; Nerf genius: Reyn Guyer; Nintendo innovator: Hiroshi Yamauchi; Play-doh pioneer: Joseph McVicker; Pokemon designer: Satoshi Tajiri; Rubik's Cube creator: Erno Rubik; The slime queen: Karina Garcia; Slinky innovators: the James family; and Yo-yo maker: Pedro Flores. Readers. Biography collection. IL 2-6. |
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B 118518B 118518 Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkins, H. Joseph
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013
An illustrated look at the life of Kate Sessions. After becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher in San Diego, California. After teaching, she started a nursery on land belonging to the city and found trees that would grow in the desert. Kate & volunteers planted trees in Balboa Park in preparation for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, making the city into a place known for its gorgeous parks and gardens. Sessions, Kate Olivia, 1857-1940. Horticulturists. Notable Social Studies Trade Book- 2014. AR 4.8 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 IL K-4. |
Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forev KPI
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B 123697B 123697 Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Macy, Sue
Length: 36 Copyright: 2017
On the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel. Twenty-one miles across the perilous waterway, the English coastline beckoned. The text tells the story of Ederle in her bid to be the first woman to swim the Channel-and contextualizes her record-smashing victory as a defining moment in sports history. Includes: Back matter, time line, bibliography, and source notes. Narrative nonfiction. Biography. IL 3-7. AR 5.9. RC 6.3. Lexile 980. |
Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the PIJ
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B 117398B 117398 True Book: Bill and Melinda Gates
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gregory, Josh
Length: 48 Copyright: 2013
Examines the life of the founder of Microsoft, discusses the history of the company, and describes the charitable works done with his wife through their foundation. Computer software industry- history. Microsoft Corporation. Philanthropists. Charity. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation- history. AR 6.0 RC 5.7 Lexile 900 IL 3-5. |
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B 119984B 119984 True Book: Malala Yousafzai
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Doak, Robin S.
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015
Looks as the life of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani woman who was shot by the Taliban for sharing her views about education for and the unfair treatment of girls and women and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. At the age of 11, Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog in support of education for girls in Pakistan. As the blog gained popularity and Yousafzai became famous, she faced opposition from religious extremists who were against women's right to education. Readers will discover how Yousafzai stood her ground against terrorist activists, even after being shot for her beliefs. Describes how she continues to support the rights of women in her home country. AR 5.4 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 3-5. |
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B 119985B 119985 True Book: Michelle Obama
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Taylor-Butler, Christine
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015
A brief biography of Michelle Obama, the wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States, and profiles her childhood, education, and the events that led her to the White House. AR 5.4 RC 5.7 Lexile 880 IL 3-5. |
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B 106802B 106802 Una nina llamada Frida Kahlo
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Sainz, Gustavo
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996
Translation of A Girl Named Frida Kahlo. Brief biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. |
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B 127163B 127163 Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Scott, Joyce
Length: 48 Copyright: 2021
An introduction to the life and art of renowned artist, Judith Scott, as told by her twin sister, Joyce Scott. Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized until her sister Joyce reunited with her and enrolled her in an art class. Judith went on to become an artist of renown with her work displayed in museums and galleries around the world. Biography. Diverse abilities. Special needs. The arts. IL 2-6. Lexile 810. GR T. |
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B 120069B 120069 Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Silvey, Anita
Length: 96 Copyright: 2015
Biography for children traces Goodall's life, but each chapter focuses on two or more of the chimpanzees that she observed, with information in sidebars about these particular animals. Along with biographical details, the book explores the ethical issues that surround Goodall's work and shows what has changed in our understanding of Great Apes. Primatologists- England. Primatology. AR 7.4 RC 10.0 Lexile 1100 IL 4-8. |
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B 121946B 121946 Urban Biologist Danielle Lee
Grade Lvl: I Author: Cornell, Kari
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016
Danielle Lee shares her love and knowledge of science with young people through her Urban Scientist blog, which focuses on backyard science and outreach work. Describes what this influential scientist is doing to encourage the next generation of scientists. From the series STEM Trailblazer Bios. AR 4.9 Lexile 670 GR level U. IL 4-6. |
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B 123733B 123733 Vaccine Innovators Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Wood, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
As children, Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering both suffered from whooping cough, a life-threatening illness. As adults, they worked together to create a revolutionary vaccine that saved thousands of lives each year. Eldering and Kendrick worked in a Michigan lab at a time when whooping cough was spreading around the country. Determined to stop the illness, the pair tested bacteria late into the night. Soon their new vaccine was helping children across the country. But how did they get there? Find out how Eldering and Kendrick's passion for fixing a problem led them to create an important vaccine. Series nonfiction. STEM Trailblazers. IL 3-8. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 730. |
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B 108602B 108602 Venus & Serena Williams (Revised Edition)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Donaldson, Madeline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008
Tells the life stories of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, describing their start in the sport and rise to success. From the series Amazing Athletes. AR 4.7. Follett RL 5.2. RC 3.5. Lexile 690.RC 3.7. GR level P. |
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B 119576B 119576 Viva Frida
Grade Lvl: P Author: Morales, Yuyi
Length: 34 Copyright: 2014
Picture book introduces the reader to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo using very spare text (no more than four words to a page) in English and Spanish. Mexicans- Biography. Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Winner- 2015 Caldecott Honor book- 2015. IL 1-3. |
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B 120509B 120509 Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015
A collage-illustrated collection of free form poems describing the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer. Story is told in the first person from Hamer's own perspective. Includes an author's note & timeline. John Steptoe Illustrator Award- 2016. Caldecott Honor Book- 2016. Robert F. Sibert Honor Book- 2016. AR 5.8 RC 5.4 Lexile 820 IL 5-9. |
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B 104742B 104742 Voice of Her Own: Story of Phillis Wheatley
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lasky, Kathryn
Length: 38 Copyright: 2003
A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first black woman poet in America. Picture book for older readers contains some fictionalized elements. AR 5.9. Follett RL 5.4. RC 5.2. Lexile 940. GR level S. |
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B 104399B 104399 Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 114 Copyright: 2004
Subtitle: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. Tells the life story of singer Marian Anderson, describing her famous 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance and explaining how she helped end segregation in the American arts after being refused the right to perform at Washington's Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin. AR 8.2. RC 7.3. Lexile 1180. GR level Y. Outstanding book for the college bound. |
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B 126187B 126187 Vote!: Women's Fight for Access to the Ballot Box
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Frazer, Coral Celeste
Length: 120 Copyright: 2020
Looks at the history of women's suffrage, focusing on leaders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, and others. Narrative nonfiction. Women's suffrage. IL 9-12. |
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B 112904B 112904 Wanda Gag
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ray, Deborah
Length: 40 Copyright: 2008
A biography of children's book illustrator Wanda Gag, discussing herintroduction to art, her struggles to help support her family after the death of her beloved father, and her determination to pursue herdream of becoming an artist. Gag, Wanda, 1893-1946. Illustrators. Creator of the book Millions of Cats. AR 6.0. RC 7.6. Lexile 1010. IL 2-4. |
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B 119975B 119975 Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Prevot, Franck
Length: 45 Copyright: 2015
Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her efforts to lead women in a nonviolent struggle to bring peace and democracy to Africa through its reforestation. Her organization planted over thirty million trees in thirty years. Environmentalists. Political activists. Green Belt Movement (Society : Kenya). Reforestation. Lexile 970 IL 2-6. |
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B 110418B 110418 Wangari's Trees of Peace: True Story of Africa
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Winter, Jeanette
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008
Tells the story of Wangari Maathi, a Nobel Prize-winning environmentalist who, shocked to see entire forests being cut down in her native country of Kenya, decides to take action, beginning with the planting of nine seedlings in her own backyard. Tree planters. Green Belt Movement Kenya. Conservationists. Politicians. Biologists. Follett RL 3.5 AR 3.7 RC 3.2 Lexile 730 IL K-4. |
Wangari's Trees of Peace: True Story of Africa KPI
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B 113758B 113758 Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life With the Chimps
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winter, Jeanette
Length: 42 Copyright: 2011
An illustrated biography of British primatologist Jane Goodall, describing her childhood, the years spent in the African forests to observe chimpanzees, and her efforts to protect and preserve primates and their habitats. Primatologists. AR 4.2. RC 4.4. Lexile 820. IL 1-4. |
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B 126313B 126313 We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yousafzai, Malala
Length: 212 Copyright: 2019
Malala Yousafzai not only explores her own story of adjusting to a new life while longing for home, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her various journeys; girls who have lost their community, relatives, and often the only world they've ever known. Biography. Human rights. Memoir. Social Issues. IL 9-12. AR 6.0. |
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B 126969B 126969 We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Weintraub, Aileen
Length: 117 Copyright: 2021
Profiles thirty-five women athletes who broke barriers, set records and promoted important social change includes entries for stars ranging from Serena Williams and Billie Jean King to Manon Rheaume and Kristi Yamaguchi. Collective Biography. Sports. Women athletes. IL 3-8. |
We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World PIJ
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B 109645B 109645 What to do About Alice?
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kerley, Barbara
Length: 44 Copyright: 2008
Subtitle: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove her Father Teddy Crazy? An illustrated biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth that focuses on her experiences while her father was president of the United States. Presidents' daughters. Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor book 2009. AR 5.2. Follett RL 4.8. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. |
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B 125838B 125838 When Amelia Earhart Built a Roller Coaster
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weakland, Mark
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Amelia Earhart was one of America's most famous aviators. But do you know what she was like as a child? From running on the river bluffs and playing football to building a roller coaster, Amelia Earhart was an active and confident child. This playful story of her childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. IL 1-4. AR 3.9. Lexile 630. GR P. |
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B 125841B 125841 When Eleanor Roosevelt Learned to Jump a Horse
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weakland, Mark
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019
Eleanor Roosevelt was the niece of one president, and the wife of another. But did you know she was a leader in her own right? From supporting civil and women's rights to speaking to the public through her newsletter, My Day, Eleanor paved the way. This playful story of her childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.5. Lexile 590. GR P. |
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B 102749B 102749 When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, the Voice of a Century
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Length: 37 Copyright: 2002
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change. Picture book for older readers. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. 2003 Orbis Pictus winner. AR level 5.2. Follett RL 4.6. RC 3.9. Lexile 780. GR level R. IL 2-4. |
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B 125834B 125834 When Rosa Parks Went Fishing
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ruiz, Rachel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018
No discussion of the Civil Rights Movement is complete without the story of Rosa Parks. But what was this activist like as a child? Following young Rosa from a fishing creek to a one-room schoolhouse, from her wearing homemade clothes to wondering what "white" water tastes like, readers will be inspired by the experiences that shaped one of the most famous African-Americans in history. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. Lexile 600. GR P. |
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B 125833B 125833 When Ruth Bader Ginsberg Chewed 100 Sticks of Gum
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weakland, Mark
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman justice to serve on the Supreme Court. But do you know what she was like as a child? Strong role models and encouragement to be herself led Ruth to speak her mind and to stand up for equality. This playful story of her childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. Lexile 590. GR R. |
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B 126646B 126646 When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Buzzeo, Toni
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019
From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In 1990, at a dig in South Dakota, Sue made her biggest discovery to date: Sue the T-Rex, the largest and most complete T-Rex skeleton ever unearthed. Named in Sue's honor, Sue the T-Rex would be placed on permanent exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Narrative nonfiction. Dinosaurs. IL 3-8. AR 5.1. RC 10.2. Lexile 1080. GR O. |
When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex PIJ
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B 125836B 125836 When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weakland, Mark
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017
Wilma Rudolph became a great American athlete. But do you know what she was like as a child? From battling polio to playing basketball, Wilma was a determined and strong child. This playful story of her childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 4.1. Lexile 690. GR P. |
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B 115352B 115352 Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? : The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
Length: 34 Copyright: 2013
An introduction to the life and achievements of the first American female doctor describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth-century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women. Determination. Persistence. AR 4.1 IL K-3. |
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? : The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell KP
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KM 8984KM 8984 Who Was Anne Frank?
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Abramson, Ann
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007
Presents an illustrated biography of the young Jewish girl who, with her family and others, hid from the Nazis in an annex for two years before being betrayed and sent to a concentration camp. Includes time lines. Contents: six copies of the book from the series Who Was ...? AR 4.6. Follett RL 5.5. |
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KM 10091KM 10091 Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McDonough, Yona
Length: 0 Copyright: 2002
A biography of 19th century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Contents: six copies of the book (106 pages) by Yona Zela McDonough. From the series Who Was...? AR 4.6. Follett RL 5.6. RC 3.1. Lexile 650. |
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KM 8987KM 8987 Who Was Sacagawea?
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fradin, Judith
Length: 0 Copyright: 2002
A brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Sacagawea. Contents: six copies of the book by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin from the series Who Was...? AR and RC 4.4. Follett RL 5.0. Lexile 650. |
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B 100217B 100217 Wilma Rudolph
Grade Lvl: PI Author: SHERROW, VICTORIA
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. From the series On My Own Biography. AR level 3.8. Follett RL 3.0. |
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B 83807B 83807 Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krull, Kathleen
Length: 42 Copyright: 1996
Subtitle: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman. A biography of the African American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. AR 5.1. RC and Follett RL 4.8. Lexile 730. |
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B 117735B 117735 Woman Who Invented Windshield Wipers: Mary Anderson and Her Wonderful Invention
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Latta, Sara L
Length: 48 Copyright: 2014
Relates Mary Anderson's early life, and reveals why she invented windshield wipers. Anderson, Mary, 1866-1953. From the series Inventors At Work! AR 5.0 Lexile 820 IL 2-5. |
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B 116630B 116630 Women Explorers: Perils, Pistols, and Petticoats
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Cummins, Julie
Length: 48 Copyright: 2012
Introduces inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries, including Nellie Cashman, Annie Smith Peck, and Delia Julia Denning Akeley. AR 7.9 RC 10.0 Lexile 1150 IL 3-7. |
Women Explorers: Perils, Pistols, and Petticoats PIJ
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B 121340B 121340 Women in Blue: 16 Brave Officers, Forensics Experts, Police Chiefs, and More
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl
Length: 240 Copyright: 2016
Balances deeply researched accounts of historical trailblazers with the stories of contemporary women in a career reference that draws on first-person interviews to introduce a range of jobs in law enforcement and share what today's women in blue recommend to girls who are interested in law enforcement. From the series Women of Action. Iowa author. IL 7-12. |
Women in Blue: 16 Brave Officers, Forensics Experts, Police Chiefs, and Mor JS
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B 100992B 100992 Women Inventors
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Currie, Stephen
Length: 96 Copyright: 2001
Examines the lives, personalities, and achievements of five women inventors from throughout history. Includes Temple Grandin, Madame Walker, Rose O'Neill, Grace Hopper, and Margaret Knight. AR 9.1 IL 7-12. |
Women Inventors JS
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B 123457B 123457 Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Miller, Brandon Marie
Length: 235 Copyright: 2016
A collection of thirteen stories recounting the roles, hardships, and daily lives of Native American, European, and African women in 17th- and 18th-century colonial America. Women in history. Biographies. Includes bibliography and index. Social studies connections. IL 7-12. |
Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New Wo JS
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B 120972B 120972 Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lewis, Anna M
Length: 264 Copyright: 2014
Profiles of female builders and designers, focusing on the strengths, passions, and interests each woman had growing up, where those traits took them, and what they achieved. Architects: Louise Bethune, Anna Wagner, Julia Morgan, Marion Mahony Griffin, Norma Merrick Sklarek, Denise Scott Brown, Natalie de Blois, Zaha Hadid, Marilyn Jordan Taylor. Engineers: Emily Warren Roebling, Lillian Moller Gilberth, Kate Gleason, Margaret Ingels, Ruth Gordon Schnapp, Judith Nitsch, Aine Brazil. Landscape Architects: Beatrix Farrand, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Marian Cruger Coffin, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Carol R. Johnson, Martha Schwartz. Lexile 1190 IL 6-10. |
Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Lands IJS
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B 115809B 115809 Write on, Mercy!: The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Woelfle, Gretchen
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012
Provides a biography of Mercy Otis Warren, an unsung heroine of the American Revolution, who wrote patriotic plays and poems, including a history of the Revolution. Historians. Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814. AR 5.7 RC 6.6 Lexile 2-5. |
Write on, Mercy!: The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren PI
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B 87897B 87897 You Can Be a Woman Basketball Player
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Dixon, Tamecka
Length: 38 Copyright: 1999
Discusse the life and basketball career of Tamecka Dixon, a player for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA, and describes what it is like to be a woman basketball player. IL 3-6. |
You Can Be a Woman Basketball Player PI
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B 83432B 83432 You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fritz, Jean
Length: 88 Copyright: 1995
Biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, advocate of women's rights and 19th century leader in the fight for woman suffrage. GR level W. AR 6.4. Follett RL and RC 6.6. Lexile 870. |
You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? IJ
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B 119759B 119759 You Wouldn't Want to Be Joan of Arc!: A Mission You Might Want to Miss
Grade Lvl: I Author: MacDonald, Fiona
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict fifteenth-century Europe and the life of Joan of Arc. Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431. France History Charles VII, 1422-1461. From the series You Wouldn't Want To... AR 4.7 RC 5.3 Lexile 800 IL 4-6. |
You Wouldn't Want to Be Joan of Arc!: A Mission You Might Want to Miss I
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B 124278B 124278 Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Wilson, Jamia
Length: 64 Copyright: 2018
This book brings together 52 iconic talents from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams Picture book for older readers. Cultural heritage. Biography. IL 3-7. |
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present PIJ
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B 109308B 109308 Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Dray, Philip
Length: 46 Copyright: 2008
An illustrated biography of African American civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells. Includes a time line, a bibliography, and background information on lynchng. AR 6.3. Follett RL 4.9. Lexile 950. |
Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells PI
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B 116249B 116249 Zora! : The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fradin, Judith Bloom / Fradin, Dennis B
Length: 180 Copyright: 2012
Presents a biography of Zora Neale Hurston, chronicling her childhood and detailing the influences that shaped her career as an author. Examines how Hurston worked through the poverty that followed her much of her life and charts the rise in the popularity of her books that followed her death. Includes black-and-white photographs. Folklorists. AR 7.8 RC 10.5 Lexile 1110 IL 4-7. |
Zora! : The Life of Zora Neale Hurston IJ
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