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Gandhi
School & Library
ISBN: 0689841493
Presents the story of the great leader who succeeded in bringing about social and political change in India through nonviolent means.
Behind Rebel Lines
The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Paperback
ISBN: 0152164278
Recounts the story of the Canadian woman who disguised herself as a man and slipped behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union army.
Clara Barton
Spirit of the American Red Cross
Paperback
ISBN: 0689865139
A brief biography of the woman who overcame her shyness to become a teacher, a nurse during the Civil War, and founder of the American Red Cross.
Mark Twain
Young Writer
Paperback
ISBN: 0689714807
Describes the boyhood of Samuel Clemens in Missouri and how he came to begin a writing career under the pen name Mark Twain
Albert Einstein
Young Thinker
Paperback
ISBN: 0020418604
Presents the early life of the German-born physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.
Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci?
Paperback
ISBN: 0448443015
Presents the life and accomplishments of the famous artist, scientist, engineer, and inventor.
Diego
Hardcover
ISBN: 0679819878
An inspiring picture-book biography discusses in English and Spanish Diego Rivera's childhood and how it influenced his art. Reissue. K. SLJ.
Cleopatra
The Queen of Kings
Hardcover
ISBN: 0789477610
Describes the life of Cleopatra, including the wars over Egypt, daily life during that time, and her tragic end.
The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot
A Photo History of the Civil Rights Movement
Paperback
ISBN: 0590436619
Uses drawings and photographs to trace the history of the Civil Rights movement from the American Revolution to the present
The Country Artist
A Story About Beatrix Potter
Paperback
ISBN: 0876145098
A biography of the English author and illustrator who grew up during the Victorian era and whose detailed drawings of plants and animals found their way into her famous picture books
