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Sojourner Truth: in their own words (In their own words)
By Peter Roop, Connie Roop. 2002
Biography of a woman who was born a slave in 1797 and struggled through many heartaches to become a free…
human being. Known as Belle until she changed her name to Sojourner Truth, she endured years of cruel treatment before running away to freedom. For grades 3-6. 2002Biography of an intrepid woman born into the hardships of slavery in Virginia. When granted freedom at age fifty-six, she…
moved westward in search of her daughter. Aunt Clara Brown became a pioneer and entrepreneur, working to help former slaves start new lives in Colorado. For grades 5-8. 2002When Marian sang: the true recital of Marian Anderson : the voice of a century
By Pam Muñoz Ryan, Brian Selznick, Pam Munoz Ryan. 2002
A short biography of the internationally acclaimed singer Marian Anderson (1897-1993). The story, weaving in musical lyrics, recounts her journey…
from the church choir through appearances in the great music houses. An afterword discusses how Anderson's talent and noble spirit helped encourage social change. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2002. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2002Helen Keller: rebellious spirit
By Laurie Lawlor. 2001
Biography of the blind and deaf girl whose spirit knew no limitations. Discusses Keller's achievements in the context of the…
social expectations for women and people with disabilities in the early twentieth century. Describes her disappointments and frustrations as well as her accomplishments. For grades 5-8. 2001Coretta Scott King: Humanitarian (Black Americans of Achievement Ser.)
By Lisa Renee Rhodes. 1998
A biography of Coretta Scott King, political activist and widow of Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader.…
Discusses her childhood in rural Alabama, her marriage, and her crusade to keep her husband's message of peace and equality alive after his murder in 1968. For grades 6-9. 1998I am Rosa Parks (Easy-To-Read, Dial Ser.)
By Rosa Parks, James Haskins, Wil Clay. 1997
Famous activist describes her role in the civil rights movement. In 1955, fed up with unequal treatment, Parks refused to…
give up her bus seat to a white man. Her arrest led to a yearlong boycott by blacks of Montgomery, Alabama, buses. For grades 2-4. 1997Under the royal palms: a childhood in Cuba
By Alma Flor Ada. 1998
In this companion to Where the Flame Trees Bloom (DB 42823) the author continues the story of her childhood in…
a small town in Cuba. She reminisces about her uncles, a pilot and a doctor, and about the death of her beloved ballet teacher. For grades 3-6. 1998At her majesty's request: an African princess in Victorian England
By Walter Dean Myers. 1999
The life of an African princess who was about to be killed in a ritual sacrifice in 1850 when she…
was rescued by Commander Forbes, taken to England, and presented to Queen Victoria as Sarah Forbes Bonetta. The queen became Sarah's protector and godmother to her first child. For grades 5-8Helen Keller: lighting the way for the blind and deaf (People to know)
By Carin T Ford, Carin T. Ford. 2001
Discusses the life and accomplishments of Helen Keller (1880-1968). Covers how illness left her blind and deaf at an early…
age and how her teacher, Annie Sullivan, helped her overcome these handicaps. Describes Keller's determination to have a college education and to improve conditions for others. For grades 6-9. 2001Oprah Winfrey (Women of Achievement Ser.)
By Belinda Friedrich. 2001
Biography of the television personality who was born in poverty in Mississippi in 1954. Describes Oprah's troubled childhood, successful career…
in television and film, eating addiction, book club, and her many contributions to charities. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Stone girl, bone girl: the story of Mary Anning (Orchard HC Picture Books)
By Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley. 1999
A brief biography of a young English fossil hunter in the early 1800s. Describes how Mary Anning learns about treasures…
in the rocks and how at age twelve she makes an important scientific discovery--bones of a sea monster that are 165 million years old. For grades K-3. 1998Madam secretary: the story of Madeleine Albright (Notable Americans Ser.)
By Jeremy Byman. 1998
Provides an account of Albright's life, from her childhood in Czechoslovakia to adulthood in the United States. Traces Albright's career…
as she becomes interested in politics, earns a political science degree, raises a family, gets involved in the Democratic Party, and is appointed secretary of state. For junior and senior high readersGreat American businesswomen (Collective Biographies Ser.Collective Biographies)
By Laura S Jeffrey, Laura S. Jeffrey. 1996
Profiles ten women who excelled in business including Maggie L. Walker, the first woman to become a bank president, and…
Ruth Handler, who started the Mattel toy company and eventually invented the Barbie doll. For grades 4-7 and older readersThomas Merton: poet, prophet, priest (Women of Spirit Ser.)
By Jennifer Bryant. 1997
Portrait of a troubled youth's spiritual journey from a life of dissolute pleasure to the ascetic seclusion of a Trappist…
monastery. Describes his difficult childhood, his conversion to Catholicism, his monastic life, and his years as a writer and social activist. For junior and senior high readersHer piano sang: a story about Clara Schumann (Creative Minds Biographies Ser.Creative Minds Biographies)
By Barbara Allman, Shelly O. Haas. 1997
Allman details the life of Clara Wieck Schumann, who in 1828 gave her first full-length concert at the age of…
nine. She discusses Schumann's childhood and explains how her father influenced her life. The author portrays the pianist's early relationship with Robert Schumann, her father's disapproval of their marriage, and her love for her husband that lasted even after his death in 1856. For grades 3-6Dare to dream: Coretta Scott King and the civil rights movement (Rainbow biography)
By Angela Shelf Medearis, Anna Rich. 1994
Medearis uses Mrs. King's autobiography as the main source for this account. She discusses Mrs. King's early childhood, school days,…
and ambition to be an opera singer; her marriage to Martin Luther King Jr.; their work in the civil rights movement; and finally Mrs. King's continuation of that work after Dr. King was killed. For grades 3-6The tarantula in my purse: and 172 other wild pets
By Jean Craighead George. 1996
An animal lover recounts humorous and informational stories about the bat in the refrigerator, the skunk in the closet, the…
ducklings filling the bathtub, and other wild creatures her family adopted over the years. Grades 3-6. c1996.Mother Jones: one woman's fight for labor
By Betsy Harvey Kraft. 1995
Traces the life of Mary Harris Jones from her childhood in Ireland. Describes her arrival in America, her marriage, the…
loss of her husband and children, and her crusade for the rights of American laborers, especially children, women, and coal miners. For grades 6-9Diabetes (Diseases and people)
By Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B Silverstein, Robert A Silverstein. 1994
Discusses the two types of diabetes -- type I, which is found mostly in children, teens, and young adults, and…
type II, which is found mainly in obese middle-aged and older adults. The authors provide a brief history and discuss causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this metabolic disorder. Includes glossary and bibliography. Junior and Senior High. c1994.Where the flame trees bloom
By Alma Flor Ada. 1994
Children's book author tells of growing up in Cuba with her extended family. She has picked stories from those "hanging…
in the branches of the trees of (her) childhood." Alma's blind great-grandmother Mina, who sold or gave handmade dolls to neighbors and gave gifts to her relatives according to their wealth and needs, managed to keep things in balance even though she never learned mathematics. For grades 3-6