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7) Pocahontas
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and illustrations introduce the life of the Powhatan Indian who worked throughout her life to establish peace between her people and the English.
8) Rosa Parks
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.
11) Amelia Earhart
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean and to fly alone across the United States, as well as the first pilot to fly alone across the Pacific Ocean.
12) Clara Barton
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Clara Barton, who worked as a nurse during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross Society in 1881 to help people hurt by war or disasters.
13) Jackie Robinson
Author
Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
14) Johnny Appleseed
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, who is famed for his distribution of apple seeds and trees across America.
15) Mother Teresa
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Mother Teresa, who founded an order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity to take care of the poor in India.
16) Thomas Edison
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, lightbulb, and movies with sound.
17) Albert Einstein
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Series
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
19) Bessie Coleman
Author
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a short children's biography about Bessie Coleman who became the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license.
20) Paul Revere
Author
Series
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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