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Good 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. 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. 2004Ferdinand Magellan and the discovery of the world ocean (World Explorers Ser.World Explorers)
By Rebecca Stefoff, William H. Goetzmann. 1990
Biography of the sixteenth-century Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world, thus proving the…
Earth was round. Introductory essay by astronaut Michael Collins. For grades 5-8. 1990The road to there: mapmakers and their stories
By Val Ross. 2003
Biographies of cartographers seeking to map the world from ancient times to the invention of aerial photography, among them China's…
Cheng Ho, Belgium's Gerard Mercator, and America's explorers Lewis and Clark. Includes tales of forgery, undersea adventure, and secret maps. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003The Wright sister: Katharine Wright and her famous brothers
By Richard Maurer. 2003
Family letters describe the life of Katharine (1874-1929), the college-educated teacher and younger sister of aviators Orville and Wilbur Wright.…
As the brothers became more famous, Katharine acted as their social secretary and traveled with them to Europe. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003Raising La Belle (Professor Wigglestix and the Weather Ser.)
By Mark Mitchell. 2002
Account of the 1995-1996 discovery and excavation of the sunken La Belle, the prized ship of seventeeth-century French explorer Robert…
Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, off the Texas coast. Includes historical information on Fort St. Louis, a French settlement in Texas founded by La Salle and destroyed by massacre in 1688. For grades 5-8. 2002Frederick Douglass: for the great family of man
By Peter Burchard. 2003
Biography of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an escaped slave from Maryland who became an abolitionist, a crusader for women's rights, and…
an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln. Discusses Douglass's personal life, his professional accomplishments, and his influence before and after the Civil War. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Wings of madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the invention of flight
By Paul Hoffman. 2003
Author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers (RC 48056) examines the life and work of Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), the…
Brazilian-born aeronautical pioneer whose dirigibles captivated Paris. Hoffman highlights Santos-Dumont's aerial accomplishments, role in the race for manned flight, and despair at the destructive power of militarized aircraft during World War I. 2003Hana's suitcase
By Karen Levine. 2003
The life story of a young Czechoslovakian girl killed in the Holocaust in 1944 as gradually unraveled by a museum…
director and her students in 1998 Tokyo. Their efforts to learn about Hana began when they acquired the suitcase and a few personal belongings the girl had carried to Auschwitz. For grades 5-8. 2002Saladin: noble Prince of Islam
By Diane Stanley. 2002
The hero's trail: a guide for a heroic life
By T. A. Barron, T. A Barron, T Barron. 2002
Explores the elements of heroism, including facing challenges with courage, strength of character, and wisdom. Mixes brief sketches of historic…
examples such as Anne Frank, Wilma Rudolph, and Helen Keller with those of ordinary kids who prevailed in emergencies. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002Profiles in courage for our time
By Caroline Kennedy. 2002
Distinguished journalists' biographical accounts of fourteen recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award, established in 1990 and…
presented annually to elected officials who exemplify the courage to do what they believe is right for the country. Includes stories on John McCain, Gerald R. Ford, and the Irish peacemakers. Bestseller. 2002Surviving Hitler: a boy in the Nazi death camps
By Andrea Warren. 2001
Records the experiences of Holocaust survivor Jack Mandelbaum, whose Jewish family lived comfortably in Poland until the Germans invaded it…
in World War II. Recounts how fifteen-year-old Jack maintained a positive attitude that enabled him to survive three years in concentration camps. For grades 5-8. Sibert Honor Book. 2001Mohandas K. Gandhi (Overcoming Adversity Ser.)
By Charles J. Shields, Charles J Shields. 2002
Biography of the twentieth-century Indian civil rights leader and pacifist. Covers his childhood under British rule, his law studies in…
London, his work in South Africa, and his role in establishing India as an independent nation. Discusses how he implemented his philosophy and his convictions. For grades 6-9. 2002Beyond the sea of ice: the voyages of Henry Hudson (Great explorers book #Vol. 1)
By Joan E Goodman, Joan Goodman, Joan Elizabeth Goodman, Fernando Rangel. 1999
Describes English explorer Henry Hudson's four voyages between 1607 and 1611 searching for a passage to the Orient through North…
America. Explains that he eventually ended up on the river that bears his name, at what is now New York City. For grades 4-7. 1999The boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Mallory's history of King Arthur and his knights of the round table (Illustrated Classics Ser.)
By Thomas Malory, N. C. Wyeth, Sidney Lanier, N. C. Wyeth. 1952
Contains tales of chivalry, combat, honor, tournaments, the Holy Grail, and the death of King Arthur. Featuring Arthur, Launcelot, Tristram,…
Gareth, Galahad, Percival, and the other legendary members of the Round Table. For grades 5-8. 1880William Bradford: Plymouth's faithful pilgrim (Men of Spirit Ser.)
By Gary D Schmidt, Gary D. Schmidt. 1999
Biography of the English leader who first landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 to establish a colony for his religious…
order. The Pilgrims, as the settlers became known, faced many obstacles in the new world: hunger, disease, Indian rebellions, and internal strife. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1999Paul Revere: rider for the Revolution (Historical American biographies)
By Barbara Ford. 1997
Biography of the hero of the American Revolution who, in 1775, rode to spread the word that the British were…
leaving Boston on a military mission. Describes his early life including his involvement in the French and Indian War, his career as a silversmith, his later court-martial, and business success. For grades 6-9Terror of the Spanish Main: Sir Henry Morgan and his buccaneers
By Albert Marrin. 1999
Depicts the seventeenth-century world and the life of Henry Morgan. Portrays a self-made man who rose from a humble home…
in Wales to be knighted by the Queen of England and to become lieutenant governor of Jamaica. Describes his plundering of Spanish towns along the Central and South American mainland. For grades 6-9