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Kids who rule: the remarkable lives of five child monarchs
By Charis Cotter. 2007
They were queens. They were kings. They were kids. While boy king Tutankhamun was crowned pharaoh of Egypt at nine,…
and had homework that involved firing arrows from a moving chariot, being royalty wasn't all glory and bossing people around. Includes episodes from each regal childhood, elements of their country's history, and an "End of the Story" section on how their lives played out. Grades 3-6. 2007.Germany (Countries of the world)
By Richard Lord. 1999
Introduces the geography, history, government, and culture of reunified Germany. Includes the country's past and present relationships with the United…
States. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999. (Countries of the world)Cleopatra rules!: the amazing life of the original teen queen
By Vicky Shecter. 2012
Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
By Jane Resh Thomas. 1998
Discusses Elizabeth from her birth in 1533 to her death in 1603 within the social and political context of the…
time in which she ruled. The author looks at the personal aspects of the queen's life, including why she never married. For junior high readers. 1998.To be a princess: the fascinating lives of real princesses (Scholastic Canada Madison Press Hardcover Ser.)
By Laurie Coulter, Hugh Brewster. 2001
True stories of twelve real princesses reveal what life is like behind the palace walls. Among them: Queen Victoria, who…
ascended the throne at age 18, and Hawaii's Princess Ka`iulani, whose mother on her death bed declared that Ka`iulani would never be queen. Grades 5-8. 2001.Victoria: Queen And Empress (Immortals of history)
By Neil Grant. 1970
Death to the King: the story of the English Civil War
By Clifford Lindsey Alderman. 1968
An account of the public and private life of Charles I, whose belief in the absolute power of kings brought…
him into conflict with the Puritans in Parliament and precipitated the English Civil War and his decapitation. Junior and Senior High. 1968.Ada Lovelace (Little People, BIG DREAMS #10)
By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. 2018
Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS…
series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the colorful life of Lord Byron’s daughter, from her early love of logic, to her plans for the world's first computer program. As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's first computer programmer. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical images and a detailed profile of the mathematician's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!Mary Seacole: bound for the battlefield
By Susan Goldman Rubin. 2020
Mary Seacole spent much of her life on the front lines of the Crimean War, ministering to the wounded, caring…
for soldiers, and making her mark on the world of medicine. This fascinating biography honors her life, from her childhood in Kingston, Jamaica, and her encounters with racist Americans to her treatment of cholera patients in Panama and her bitter run-in with Florence Nightingale, who declined to work with her in Crimea because she wasn't white. But Mary Seacole knew that the sick and wounded needed her compassion and care, and despite all obstacles, she answered the call to help them. Author Susan Goldman Rubin gives voice to this fearless nurse and healer through captivating details drawn from Mary Seacole's own writings. Inspiring and engaging, this biography introduces a compelling heroine who rose above barriers to earn a place in historyLife on Surtsey: Iceland's upstart island (Scientists in the Field)
By Loree Griffin Burns. 2017
Scientists explore Iceland's island Surtsey, which formed after a volcano erupted under the sea on November 14, 1963. Discusses the…
arrival and survival of insects and plant life on the island, and records the changes that have taken place over the years. For grades 4-7. 2017The faithful spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the plot to kill Hitler
By John Hendrix. 2018
Recounts the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor who started a church in Germany that opposed Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party.…
Describes Bonhoeffer's alliance with conspirators who sought to kill Hitler, his imprisonment, and his execution just weeks before Germany's surrender. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2018Doctor Esperanto and the language of hope
By Mara Rockliff, Zosia Dzierzawska. 2019
The man who knew everything: the strange life of Athanasius Kircher
By Roxanna Bikadoroff, Marilee Peters. 2017
Short biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century Jesuit scientist and polymath. Kircher was one of the first scientists to formulate…
theories based on observation, and even lowered himself into Mount Vesuvius to study how volcanoes worked. For grades 4-7. 2017The music of life: Bartolomeo Cristofori and the invention of the piano
By Marjorie Priceman, Elizabeth Rusch. 2017
The boy on the wooden box: how the impossible became possible ... on Schindler's list
By Leon Leyson, Marilyn J. Harran, Elisabeth B. Leyson. 2013
Memoir of Leon Leyson (born Leib Lejzon), who was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland. Recounts the…
day his Jewish family was forced to relocate to the Kraków ghetto, their perseverance in the Plaszów concentration camp, and the relationship they formed with Oskar Schindler. For grades 5-8. 2013The plot to kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer : pastor, spy, unlikely hero
By Patricia McCormick. 2016
Recounts the life and Nazi resistance efforts of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), a young minister who provided information to the Allies…
about Germany's death camps and was part of the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler. For grades 5-8. 2016Radioactive!: how Irène Curie & Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world
By Winifred Conkling. 2016
Recounts the discovery of artificial radiation by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie in 1934. Their groundbreaking advancement in physics led physicist…
Lise Meitner to unlock the secrets of fission. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine
By Laurie Wallmark, April Chu. 2015
Biography of Ada Byron Lovelace (1815-1852), from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with…
measles to the groundbreaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. For grades K-3. 2015An illustrated treasury of Scottish mythical creatures
By Theresa Breslin, Kate Leiper. 2015
Courage & defiance: stories of spies, saboteurs, and survivors in World War II Denmark
By Deborah Hopkinson. 2015
Recounts the events following the Nazi occupation of Denmark on April 9, 1940, which led to the Danish resistance and…
the rescue of more than seven thousand Jews during WWII. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015