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Landmark Books #0008: The Story of Thomas Alva Edison
by Margaret Cousins  Publisher Comments Beginning with Thomas Edison's childhood, when he set up his first laboratory in his basement as a 10-year-old, and following through his many jobs before he was able to support himself as an inventor, this is the true story of the man who brought the...
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Charles Darwin (DK Biography)
by David King Publisher Comments With more than 100 full-color photographs and illustrations and detailed sidebars, these two new entries in DK's acclaimed Biography series celebrate two pioneers who changed how the world is viewed: scientist Charles Darwin and aviatrix Amelia Earhart....
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How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports
by Gary Paulsen Publisher Comments "Readers will be drawn to the term 'extreme sports' but the story is more accurately one generation's version of homemade fun in the days following the Korean War when 'radio was king' and the great outdoors served as the playground."...
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Who Was Queen Elizabeth? (Who Was...?)
by June Eding Publisher Comments Our bestselling series is fit for a queen! The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father's court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five. A...
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Sacagawea: American Pathfinder (Childhood of Famous Americans)
by Flora Warren Seymour Publisher Comments Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of the Native American woman who aided Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition of the West....
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Angelina Jolie (Today's Superstars: Entertainment)
by Jennifer Magid Publisher Comments - The people kids want to read about--selected by a survey of 1,000 kids - Engaging text written at a level accessible to struggling readers - A time line of career and personal milestones - Fact files that include fun, little-known facts about the star -...
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Cider with Rosie
by Synopsis At all times wonderfully evocative and poignant, Cider With Rosie is a charming memoir of Laurie Lee's childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a world that is tangibly real and yet reminiscent of a now distant past. In this idyllic pastoral setting...
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Houdini: The Handcuff King
by Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi Publisher Comments Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so 80 years after his death. This is a "snapshot" of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous jumps. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap...
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Frida Kahlo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
by Mike Venezia Publisher Comments Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books....
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier 
Publisher Comments This definitive picture book biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is an unforgettable portrait of a man whose dream changed America--and the world--forever....
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West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915
by Laura Ingall Wilder Publisher Comments "It is like a fairyland." So Laura Ingalls Wilder described her 1915 voyage to San Francisco to visit her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane. Laura's husband, Almanzo, was unable to leave their Missouri farm and it is her faithful letters home, vividly...
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Cleopatra
by Diane Stanley Publisher Comments Queen of Egypt at the age of 18, Cleopatra's passion was to unite the world under Egyptian rule. Legendary leaders risked their kingdoms to win her heart, and her epic life has inspired countless tales throughout history. A timeless story of love, war...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Six More
by Roald Dahl Publisher Comments The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is a collection of seven short stories. In the title story a man gets his wish — to be able to see through solid surfaces — and must decide if he should use his power for good or for personal gain....
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Obama: A Promise of Change
by David Mendell Publisher Comments A middle grade adaptation of Amistad's bestselling Obama: From Promise to Power??????the biography of America's hottest political superstar by the journalist who has been covering his career since his successful run for U.S. Senate. From the veteran...
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Helen Keller and the Big Storm: Childhood of Famous Americans (Ready-To-Read: Level 2 Reading Together)
by Patricia Lakin Publisher Comments Helen Keller cannot see or hear. But that does not stop her from playing tricks on people, including her new teacher, Annie Sullivan. Still, Annie will not give up on Helen. Can Helen ever learn to trust her teacher?...
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Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind
by Margaret Davidson Publisher Comments A poignant story of the man who developed the Braille system of printing for the blind....
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Jane Goodall (Up Close)
by Sudipta Bardhan-quallen Publisher Comments Up Close: Jane Goodall by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Up Close: Thurgood Marshall by Chris Crowe A trailblazing scientist made famous by her favorite primates. Jane Goodall will forever be linked with the chimpanzees that she's studied for over fifty years...
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To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
by Siena Cherso Siegel Publisher Comments Dancers are young when they first dream of dance. Siena was six -- and her dreams kept skipping and leaping, circling and spinning, from airy runs along a beach near her home in Puerto Rico, to dance class in Boston, to her debut performance on stage...
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Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold
by Jean Fritz Publisher Comments A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money....
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Monet (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
by Mike Venezia Publisher Comments Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings....
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