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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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- 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 ahead and try to invent it."With these words, Thomas Edison explains how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions. Although he is most famous for inventing the lightbulb, Edison is cred…
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- 9780439263191
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- 128 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- In Their Own Words
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- 927 EDI
Duke Ellington
Traces the life of the internationally acclaimed musician and composer who helped popularize jazz music
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- 0516445405
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- 32 pages : illustration : 24 cm
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- Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers
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- 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 faces to some of America's darkest times.
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- 0439381967
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- 122 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 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 in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author ex…
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- 0439678757
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 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, the book is also beautifully designed.--Booklist, Starred Review. An ALA Notable Book for 1990.
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- 0807536490
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- 49 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 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 David Diaz. Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again, she v…
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- 9780439880015
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- 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 you know that poet Walt Whitman was also a Civil War nurse? Devastated by his country dividing and compelled to service by his brother's war injury, Walt nursed all soldiers--Union and Confederate, bl…
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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, he said, "Hey, call me Duke." Duke's name fit him rightly. He was a smooth-talkin', slick-steppin', piano-playin' kid. But his piano playing wasn't always a breezy as his stride. When Duke's mother,…
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- 0439109949
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 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 of the artist's life and style.
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- 0516422774
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- 32 pages : illustration : 24 cm
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- Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists
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- 927 HOP
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