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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
38 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts Rosa Parks' daring effort to stand up for herself and other African Americans by helping to end segregation on public transportation.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows Lincoln from his childhood to the presidency, including the Civil War and his legendary Gettysburg Address.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this "New York Times" Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Learn all about George Washington, America's first president.
5) I am Gandhi
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the life of Gandhi and the change he enacted on the world.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 x 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north. Those ideas made him want to keep figuring out the secrets of the universe. Other people thought he was just a dreamer, but because of his curiosity, Einstein grew up to be one of the greatest scientists the world...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ; 20 x 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A first-person presentation of the life and career of comedian and studio head Lucille Ball.
10) I am Sacagawea
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : illiustrated (mostly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
12) I am Jim Henson
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the creator of the Muppets and describes the creative spirit, performance talents and beliefs in the goodness of people that inspired his career and how he helped create the iconic programs Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Read about this amazing woman athlete in the seventeenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes"--
15) I am Marie Curie
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize."--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
The littlest readers can learn about Albert Einstein in this board book version of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World biography. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about an icon in the series's signature lively, conversational way....
18) I am John Lewis
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Examines the life and career of "John Lewis, known for his role in the civil rights movement--having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March--and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives. [He] was never afraid to get in good trouble"--Publisher marketing.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. who helped draft the Declaration of Independence while making important scientific contributions. -- adapted from Amazon.com
This engaging biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the...
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