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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)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. 2015Randolph Caldecott: the man who could not stop drawing
By Leonard S. Marcus, Randolph Caldecott. 2013
Biography of notable artist Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886), considered by many to be the father of the modern picture book and…
the namesake for the literary award medal for illustrators. Marcus discusses his popularity and unique animated art style. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2013Josephine: the dazzling life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Bks.)
By Christian Robinson, Patricia Hruby Powell. 2014
A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker (1906-1975). The African-American dancer worked her way from…
the slums of St. Louis to become a sensation on the grandest of stages in France. For grades 5-8. 2014Terezín: voices from the Holocaust
By Ruth Thomson. 2011
Uses extracts from diaries and memoirs to describe Terezín, Czechoslovakia, in 1941-1945, when the Nazis turned the small town into…
a transit camp for imprisoning Jewish people before sending them to the gas chambers at Auschwitz. Relates the prisoners' feelings and their observations about camp events. For grades 5-8. 2011Students explore the history of Great Britain because a new boy from the UK will be joining their class. Discusses…
the climate, resources, and traditions of Scotland, England, and Wales. Includes a recipe for Welsh rarebit and instructions for making a flag. For grades 3-6. 2009Charles Darwin (Giants of Science)
By Kathleen Krull, Boris Kulikov. 2010
Biography of British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), whose book On the Origin of Species... (DB 15937) changed our understanding of…
the world. Discusses Darwin's powers of observation, his long sea voyage gathering specimens, his religious views, and why he delayed publishing his theory of evolution. For grades 4-7. 2010A pot o' gold: a treasury of Irish stories, poetry, folklore, and (of course) blarney
By Kathleen Krull, David McPhail. 2009
Limericks, ballads, poetry by Joyce and Yeats, and retellings of legends about mermaids, fairies, and leprechauns. Selections from the cultural…
heritage of Ireland balance child-friendly material with original sources. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2004