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1) Pocahontas
Author
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Powhatan Indian women who befriended the English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, and helped maintain peace between her tribe and the colonists.
2) Sacagawea
Author
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Shoshoni Indian girl who was stolen from her tribe at the age of twelve, sold to a French trapper, and served as a guide in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
11) Pocahontas
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and illustrations introduce the life of the Powhatan Indian who worked throughout her life to establish peace between her people and the English.
13) Clara Barton
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Clara Barton, who worked as a nurse during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross Society in 1881 to help people hurt by war or disasters.
14) Jackie Robinson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
15) Johnny Appleseed
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, who is famed for his distribution of apple seeds and trees across America.
16) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, lightbulb, and movies with sound.
17) Albert Einstein
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs describes the life and work of Albert Eisntein.
19) Jane Goodall
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Jane Goodall.
20) Tomie dePaola
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Tomie dePaola.
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