Kids Nf Biographies
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Paperback ISBN: 0756603420
A biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., includes illustrations of people, places, and artifacts of the times.
Pocahontas
Paperback ISBN: 0689808089
Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith
The Story of Muhammad Ali
Paperback ISBN: 0789485176
A brief biography of the legendary boxer who was the first to win the world heavyweight championship three times.
Nelson Mandela
Paperback ISBN: 0756621097
A biography of the first black South African president, who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs, discussing the struggle to end apartheid, his country's former system of racial segregation and oppression.
I Am a Star
Child of the Holocaust
Paperback ISBN: 0140364013
The author's reminiscences about her childhood in Germany, years of which were spent in a Nazi concentration camp
A Place to Hide
Paperback ISBN: 059045353x
A collection of true accounts of the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust describes the hiding of Anne Frank and her family in Amsterdam, businessman Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews, and Jewish refugees hidden in Assisi, Italy's monastery. Original.
Benjamin Franklin
Paperback ISBN: 0756635284
Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts; definitions of key words; and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives, creating a unique reading experience about people youngsters should know.
Who Was King Tut?
Paperback ISBN: 0448443600
Explains the life and times of King Tutankhamen, an ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of his tomb's discovery by Howard Carter in 1922 as well as myths and so-called mummy curses. Original.
Dark Fiddler
The Life and Legend of Nicolo Paganini
Hardcover ISBN: 156846200x
Retells the life and accomplishments of the virtuoso violinist, who had nearly died and been buried due to a measles outbreak at the age of four and developed to become one of the most celebrated musicians of his time.
Yes We Can
A Biography of Barack Obama
Paperback ISBN: 0312537093
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, civil rights lawyer, and 2008 candidate for president of the United States.
