Abigail Adams
The wife of one president and the mother of another, she believed that a country fighting for independence should not have slaves, and that women should have the same rights as men.
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- 0439372097
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- 32 pages : illustration : 22 cm
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- Call Number
- 923 ADA
Thomas Edison
In Their Own Words: Thomas Edison tells the exciting story of Edison's life using his laboratory notes, business records, and personal recollections. "I find out what the world needs. Then I go ah…
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- 9780439263191
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- 128 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
- Series Title
- In Their Own Words
- Call Number
- 927 EDI
Duke Ellington
Traces the life of the internationally acclaimed musician and composer who helped popularize jazz music
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0516445405
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration : 24 cm
- Series Title
- Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers
- Call Number
- 927 ELL
Restless spirit : the life and work of Dorothea Lange
More than fifty of the photographer's own duotone pictures accompany this chronicle of Lange's life and passion for photography, which took her from New York City to the West Coast, where she put f…
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- 0439381967
- Collation
- 122 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- Call Number
- 927 LAN
Promises to keep : how Jackie Robinson changed America
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father…
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- 0439678757
- Collation
- 64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- Call Number
- 927 ROB
Inspirations : stories about women artists : Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, A…
This intriguing introduction to contemporary women artists features details on the life and work of four artists: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, and Faith Ringgold. Sensitively written,…
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- 0807536490
- Collation
- 49 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- Call Number
- 927 SIL
Wilma unlimited : how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman
This award-winning true story of Black Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals, is illustrated by Caldecott medal–winning artist…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780439880015
- Collation
- 48 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 927 KRU
Walt Whitman : words for America
The pioneering team that brought you Caldecott Honor Book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins lends their vision, flair, and unique style to Walt Whitman--poet, American icon, Civil War hero. Did …
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- 0439738911
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- 56 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 928 WHI
Duke Ellington
You ever hear of the jazz-playin' man, the man with the cats who could swing with his band? He was born in 1899, in Washington, D.C. Born Edward Kennedy Ellington. But wherever young Edward went, h…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0439109949
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 927 ELL
Edward Hopper
This book briefly examines the life and work of the American realist painter Edward Hopper, describing and giving examples of his art. It is designed to give children a light but realistic overview…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0516422774
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration : 24 cm
- Series Title
- Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists
- Call Number
- 927 HOP
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