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The many rides of Paul Revere
By James Cross Giblin, James Giblin. 2007
Biography of the Massachusetts patriot Paul Revere (1735-1818). Discusses his French immigrant background and marriages, apprenticeship and career as a…
silversmith, and triumphs and defeats while serving in the militia during the colonies' war for independence from the British. Contains Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride." For grades 4-7. 2007Barack Obama: working to make a difference (Gateway Biography Ser.)
By Marlene Targ Brill. 2006
Biography of U.S. senator from Illinois, from his childhood to his announcement to run for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.…
Chronicles his school years and his early career promoting civil rights. Describes his experiences as the child of a white mother and an African father. For grades 5-8. 2006Our country's first ladies
By Ann Bausum. 2007
Short biographies of forty-four wives and hostesses of United States presidents, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush. Discusses the public…
role of the first lady, an unpaid position. Presents anecdotes from the women's private lives. By the author of Our Country's Presidents (RC 56572). For grades 5-8. 2007Vladimir Putin (Modern world leaders)
By Charles J. Shields. 2007
Biography of the third democratically elected president of Russia highlights his coming of age during the Cold War, his career…
as a spy, and his rise to power after the fall of communism. Stresses Putin's policies and relationship with the United States. For junior and senior high readers. 2007Hey batta batta swing!: the wild old days of baseball
By Sally Cook, James Charlton, Ross MacDonald. 2007
Brief history of the American sport of baseball. Describes changes in the equipment and uniforms, including team colors, numbered jerseys,…
gloves, and chest protectors. Discusses various rules and examples of cheating. Features baseball terms, playing fields, and star athletes. For grades 3-6. 2007A velvet revolution: Václav Havel and the fall of communism (World leaders)
By John Duberstein. 2006
Biography of Czechoslovakian playwright and human-rights activist Václav Havel (b. 1936). Chronicles his middle-class childhood under Nazi rule, participation in…
his country's communist-resistance movement beginning in the 1960s, and 1989 election as the first president of the Czechoslovak Federal (formerly "Socialist") Republic. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Heroes of baseball: the men who made it America's favorite game
By Robert Lipsyte. 2005
Sportswriter presents baseball's greats and discusses the reasons they achieved legendary status. Explains that beyond hitting amazing home runs, pitching…
perfect games, making impossible catches, or stealing home, these players affected American culture and the history of the game. For grades 4-7. 2006The founders: the thirty-nine stories behind the U.S. Constitution
By Dennis Brindell Fradin, Dennis B Fradin, Michael McCurdy. 2005
Biographical sketches of the thirty-nine men who wrote and signed the Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787. Biographies are arranged by…
the twelve states represented. Includes the full text of the Constitution. Companion to The Signers: The Fifty-six Stories behind the Declaration of Independence (RC 56435). For grades 5-8. 2005George did it
By Suzanne Jurmain, Suzanne Tripp Jurmain, Larry Day. 2006
Explains that George Washington did not want to be the first president of the new country. Discusses why he was…
unsure at first and then later accepted the position. Describes his trip to New York--the nation's original capital--and his swearing-in ceremony. For grades 2-4. 2006John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise
By Marc Aronson. 2004
Relates the clash of strongly held religious views during the seventeenth century that produced civil war in England and slaughter…
of the Pequot people, banishment of Quakers, and hanging of witches in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sequel to Sir Walter Ralegh...(RC 51920). For junior and senior high readers. 2004Good brother, bad brother: the story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
By James Cross Giblin, James Giblin. 2005
A dual biography of brothers and fellow actors: Edwin Booth, who supported the Union, and John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated…
President Lincoln in 1865. Discusses their similarities, their political differences, and the profound effect John's murderous act had on the rest of Edwin's life. For grades 5-8. 2005The revolutionary John Adams (Harness Biography)
By Cheryl Harness. 2003
A biography of John Adams, the second president of the United States. Describes his activities in the Second Continental Congress,…
his role in the American Revolution, and his respect for patriotic duty above all else. For grades 3-6. 2003Wackiest White House pets
By Kathryn Gibbs Davis, David A. Johnson. 2004
Describes various kinds of pets, including grizzly bears and alligators, kept at the White House by several presidents. Claims that…
Theodore Roosevelt had the biggest menagerie with more than forty animals, most belonging to his six children. For grades 2-4. 2004Air Force One (Women at War Ser. #up)
By Andrew Santella. 2003
History of presidential airplanes designated Air Force One, from propeller jets of the 1940s to modern jumbo jets. Identifies the…
first U.S. president to use a plane while in office and chronicles the development of chief executive air travel through George W. Bush. For grades 5-8. 2003George vs. George: the American Revolution as seen by both sides
By Rosalyn Schanzer. 2004
Explores the character and beliefs of King George III of Great Britain and George Washington, commander-in-chief of the colonial army.…
Discusses the reasons they went to war and why there are no kings of the United States. For grades 4-7. 2004A strong right arm: the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
By Michelle Y. Green, Kadir Nelson. 2002
Mamie Johnson recalls her playing days, stating she was one of three women to play professional baseball in the Negro…
Leagues. Depicts Johnson's overcoming racism and sexism in 1948 to pitch at age twelve for an all-white boys' team and at eighteen for the Indianapolis Clowns. For grades 4-7. 2002Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American people
By Albert Marrin. 2004
Biography of the seventh president of the United States. Places him in the social and political context of the early…
nineteenth century. Discusses Jackson's backwoods upbringing, military achievements, and forceful personality. Considers Jacksonian society's attitude toward Native Americans, slaves, women, and hygiene. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2004Home run: The Best Writing About Baseball's Most Exciting Moment
By Robert Burleigh, George Plimpton, Mike Wimmer. 2001
An anthology of writings about baseball's peak moment. Includes an excerpt from Bernard Malamud's The Natural (DB 58059) and from…
works by Paul Gallico, John Updike, Red Smith, Roger Angell, and others. The editor, who also contributes, introduces each of eighteen selections. 2001Jack: the early years of John F. Kennedy
By Ilene Cooper. 2003
A biography covering the boyhood years of Jack Kennedy, who later became the thirty-fifth president of the United States. Describes…
his growing up in a wealthy, Catholic family as the second-oldest of nine children, his chronic health problems, school experience, and youthful pranks and escapades. For grades 5-8. 2003Condoleeza Rice: national security advisor and musician (Ferguson career biographies)
By Bernard Ryan. 2004
Biography of African American concert pianist and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice, who was born in segregated Alabama in 1954.…
Describes her upbringing, education, and careers before her appointment by president George W. Bush. Includes strategies for becoming a musician, college administrator, and government official. For grades 5-8. 2004