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The great and only Barnum: the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnum
By Candace Fleming, Ray Fenwick. 2009
Biography of Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891), the founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. Traces his lifelong interest in presenting…
his fellow citizens with the amazing diversity of the human and natural world--fossils, mummies, three-headed snakes, Tom Thumb, and the three-ring circus. For grades 5-8. 2009A spotlight for Harry (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
By Eric A. Kimmel, Jim Madsen. 2009
Story based on childhood events of Harry Houdini (1874-1926), who became a famous magician and escape artist. Describes Harry and…
his brother Dash learning to walk a tightrope after going to the circus with their family for the first time. For grades 2-4. 2009Al Gore: a wake-up call to global warming (Voices for Green Choices Ser.)
By Dale Anderson. 2009
Biography of former vice president of the United States Albert Gore Jr. (b. 1948), proponent of climate protection and 2007…
Nobel Peace Prize winner. Discusses his political career, his increased interest in global-warming issues, and his documentary film and book An Inconvenient Truth (RC 64771). For grades 4-7. 2009The Founding Fathers!: those horse-ridin', fiddle-playin', book-readin', gun-totin' gentlemen who started America
By Jonah Winter, Barry Blitt. 2015
In this eye-opening look at our Founding Fathers that is full of fun facts galore, it seems that Ben Franklin,…
Thomas Jefferson, and their cohorts sometimes agreed on NOTHING... except the thing that mattered most: creating the finest constitution in world history, for the brand-new United States of America. For grades K-3. 2015A is for activist
By Innosanto Nagara. 2013
We the kids: the preamble to the Constitution of the United States
By David Catrow. 2002
Rupert and the Liberty Bell: a story about Pennsylvania (Fact & Fable: State Stories Set 2)
By Bob Doucet, Katherine Hengel. 2010
Wangari's trees of peace: a true story from Africa
By Jeanette Winter. 2008
This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how…
one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change. For grades K-3. 2008A girl named Misty: The True Story of Misty Copeland (American Girl. A girl named)
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Melissa Manwill. 2018
The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women.…
Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there? A Girl Named Misty describes the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence with full-color illustrations throughout. In addition to stories and facts about Misty's upbringing and accomplishments, the book includes a timeline and a glossary, plus a profile of a noteworthy and contemporary American girl following in Misty's graceful footsteps to lead the way for African American women in the arts. For grades 4-7Ann Richards: "a woman's place is in the dome" (Stars of Texas Ser. #6)
By April D. Stumpff, Patrick Messersmith. 2008
Ann Richards was one of the best-known and beloved governors in Texas history, the only woman to be elected to…
that office on her own merits. But she was also a controversial figure, having been elected after admitting to struggling with alcoholism and divorce, and being a Democrat in a Republican state. For grades 3-6Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!
By Marjorie Priceman, Jonah Winter. 2012
A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregated America, her unique…
performance talents, and the irrepressible sense of style that helped her overcome racial barriers. For grades K-3My name is Celia: the life of Celia Cruz = Me llamo Celia : la vida de Celia Cruz
By Rafael López, Monica Brown. 2004
A bilingual portrait of the "Queen of Salsa" describes her childhood in Cuba, her musical career, and her move to…
the United States and explains how her music brought her native Cuba to the world. Una imagen bilingüe de la "Reina de la Salsa" describe su infancia en Cuba, su carrera musical, y su movida a los Estados Unidos, y explica como su música llevo a su Cuba nativa al mundo. For grades 2-4Wild at heart: mustangs and the young people fighting to save them
By Terri Farley. 2015
The book is a synopsis of the issues surrounding wild horses' habitats, their protection and threatened existence. Terri Farley researched…
Wild Horse Annie's push for legislative protections to current stand-offs with the Bureau of Land Management. For grades 5-8Someday is now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-ins
By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Jade Johnson. 2018
As a child, Clara Luper believed that someday all Americans, no matter the color of their skin, should be equal.…
As an educator, she prepared her students for that someday. This book tells the amazing story of one of the first lunch counter sit-ins in America and of the incredible woman who believed that someday is now. For grades 3-6. UnratedBarack
By Jonah Winter, A. G. Ford. 2008
I dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her mark
By Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley. 2016
Traces the achievements of the celebrated Supreme Court justice through the lens of her many famous acts of civil disagreement…
against inequality, unfair treatment, and human rights injustice. For grades 3-6If I ran for president
By Catherine Stier, Lynne Avril. 2007
Pedal power: how one community became the bicycle capital of the world (Green Power)
By Allan Drummond. 2017
Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded…
with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. Pedal Power is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do! Author and illustrator Allan Drummond returns with the story of the people that paved the way for safe biking around the world. For preschool-grade 2. UnratedHarry Reid, a five-term Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada and Senate majority leader for seven years, was born in Searchlight,…
Nevada and grew up in poverty. This biography shares interesting details of his life as well as milestones such as attending law school, his success as an attorney and becoming the youngest lieutenant governor for NevadaThe fabulous feud of Gilbert & Sullivan
By Jonah Winter, Richard Egielski. 2009
In the late nineteenth century, Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Sullivan, who write operas together for a theater called Topsy-Turvydom, have…
a falling-out when Mr. Sullivan refuses to write music for another ridiculous story that is like all the others. Caldecott Medalist Richard Egielski teams up with Jonah Winter for a story about how fights sometime make a stronger friendship (and beautiful music to boot!). For grades K-3. 2009