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(Hardback)
By: Pam Pollack
ISBN: 9780399544323
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Feb 2021
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation, [becoming] the sole ruler of Russia"--Publisher marketing.
(Paperback)
By: Pam Pollack
ISBN: 9780399544309
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: May 2021
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russias longest-ruling female leader!
(Paperback)
By: Pam Pollack
ISBN: 9780448488691
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Aug 2020
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Hardback)
By: Pam Pollack
ISBN: 9781524792138
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Aug 2020
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Dana Meachen Rau
ISBN: 9781101995600
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Apr 2017
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.
(Paperback)
By: Pam Pollack
ISBN: 9780448479675
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Dec 2014
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
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As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol, Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era.
(Paperback)
By: Joan Holub
ISBN: 9780451532541
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Mar 2022
UK Publication Date: 21st February 2022
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Hardback)
By: Joan Holub
ISBN: 9780451532565
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Mar 2022
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Hardback)
By: Ellen Labrecque
ISBN: 9780399544033
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 2019
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Ellen Labrecque
ISBN: 9780399544019
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 2019
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"Viva la revoluci--n!" Readers will learn how Che Guevara, a doctor turned communist leader who became a key player in the Cuban revolution, ended up paying the ultimate price for his cause. Original.
(Paperback)
By: Bonnie Bader
ISBN: 9780448463339
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 2013
UK Publication Date: 21st March 2016
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
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In this exciting new WHO WAS... Biography, children will learn of Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the Indies. Readers will learn why he called himself the "Great Admiral of the Seas" and learn of his struggles to find financial support for his voyage.
(Paperback)
By: Stephanie Spinner
ISBN: 9780448479538
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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Profiles the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.
(Paperback)
By: Ann Waldron
ISBN: 9780448449852
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jul 2009
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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A biography of the famous painter, Claude Monet.
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By: Michael Burgan
ISBN: 9781524788735
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Dec 2020
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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Learn more about Chinas most famous teacher and philosopher, whose ideas are still influential today.
(Hardback)
By: Michael Burgan
ISBN: 9781524788742
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Dec 2020
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Paperback)
By: S. A. Kramer
ISBN: 9780448439020
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Sep 2006
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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A look at the life and accomplishments of the famous pioneer, Daniel Boone.
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By: Margaret Gurevich
ISBN: 9781524787561
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Nov 2021
UK Publication Date: 1st November 2021
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"Find out how this English singer-songwriter and actor who constantly reinvented his look and sound became one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
(Hardback)
By: Margaret Gurevich
ISBN: 9781524787578
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Feb 2022
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"Find out how this English singer-songwriter and actor who constantly reinvented his look and sound became one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
(Paperback)
By: Gail Herman
ISBN: 9780448467047
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Oct 2013
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"An illustrated biography of famous frontiersman Davy Crockett, who died at the Alamo"--
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By: Gail Herman
ISBN: 9780593386729
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jul 2022
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"An entertaining biography of the man behind Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web, two of the best loved children's books of all time"--
(Paperback)
By: Gare Thompson
ISBN: 9780448435091
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jan 2004
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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Ideal for kids who are beyond easy-to-read books, but not quite ready for a really long biography, the Who Was series introduces readers to the woman who changed the role of the nation's First Lady forever. Illustrations.
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By: Geoff Edgers
ISBN: 9780448446424
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Aug 2007
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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A biography of Elvis Presley, the man known around the world as the King of Rock'n'Roll.
(Hardback)
By: Jim Gigliotti
ISBN: 9780399544156
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Mar 2022
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"Find out how a journalist and sportsman became one of the most famous American novelists of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
(Paperback)
By: James Buckley
ISBN: 9780448479316
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Dec 2013
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
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At age 16,Ernest Shackleton, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was.
