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A boy and a jaguar / written by Alan Rabinowitz ; illustrated by Cátia Chien. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation / Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2019]
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A poem for Peter : the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day / Andrea Davis Pinkney ; pictures by Lou Fancher & Steve Johnson. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Primary;
Publisher: New York : Viking / Penguin Young Readers Group, 2016Copyright date: ©2016
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Keats, E. P655. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Keats, E. P655.
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Ada : my first Ada Lovelace / written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Zafouko Yamamoto. by Series: Little people, big dreams
Edition: Board book edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Lincoln Children's Books, 2019Copyright date: ©2017
Other title:
  • Ada Lovelace
  • My 1st Ada Lovelace
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Boardbook Sanchez Ma Isabe.
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Alexander Hamilton : American hero / By K.C. Kelley. by Series: Rookie biography
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, NY : Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic, 2017
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Reader Hamilton A. K29.
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Amazing : Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who inspire us all / written by Olympic medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani and Dane Liu ; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Viking, 2023Copyright date: ©2023
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's NonFiction 973.0495 S555.
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Anne Frank : a life in hiding / by Wil Mara ; poem by Jodie Shepherd. by Series: Rookie biography | Rookie biography
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2017]
Other title:
  • Anne Frank, a life in hiding
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Reader Frank, A. M298.
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Anne Frank : the diary of a young girl / translated from the Dutch by B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday ; with an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. by
Edition: Bantam ed.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction
Language: English Original language: Dutch
Publication details: New York : Bantam Books, 1993, c1967
Other title:
  • Diary of a young girl
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Brown girl dreaming / Jacqueline Woodson. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, c2014
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Woodson, J. W898.
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Buzzing with questions : the Inquisitive mind of Charles Henry Turner / Janice N. Harrington ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Honnesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek an imprint of Highlights ; [2019]Copyright date: ©2019
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Turner, C. H299.
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Dinosaur lady : the daring discoveries of Mary Anning, the first paleontologist / words by Linda Skeers ; pictures by Marta Álvarez Miguéns. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Explore, 2020
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography ANNING, M. S627. Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah / by Laurie Ann Thompson ; illustrated by Sean Qualls. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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For the love of music : the remarkable story of Maria Anna Mozart / by Elizabeth Rusch ; paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. by
Edition: 1st ed.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publication details: Berkeley : Tricycle Press, c2011
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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Hidden figures : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space / Margot Lee Shetterly. by
Edition: Young readers' edition.First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's NonFiction 510.9252 L481. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's NonFiction 510.9252 L481.
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I am Amelia Earhart / Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. by Series: Ordinary people change the world
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2014]
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Earhart, A. M528.
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I am Anne Frank / Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. by Series: Ordinary people change the world
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography FRANK, A. M528. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography FRANK, A. M528. Northport Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography FRANK, A. M528.
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I am Dolly Parton / Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. by Series: Ordinary people change the world
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Primary;
Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022
Other title:
  • Dolly Parton
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography PARTON, D. M528. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography PARTON, D. M528. Northport Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography PARTON, D. M528.
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I am Jackie Robinson / Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. by Series: Ordinary people change the world
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2015]
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Robinson J. M528.
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On a beam of light : a story of Albert Einstein / by Jennifer Berne ; illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publication details: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2013
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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Papa is a poet : a story about Robert Frost / Natalie S. Bober ; illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Primary;
Publisher: New York : Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2013
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Frost, R. B663.
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Preaching to the chickens : the story of young John Lewis / Jabari Asim ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2016]
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Lewis, J. A832. Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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Rad girls can : stories of bold, brave, and brilliant young women / written by Kate Schatz ; illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: California : Ten Speed Press, [2018]
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's NonFiction 920.72 S312.
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Raising the bar / Gabrielle Douglas. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2013
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Douglas, G. D734.
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Six dots : a story of young Louis Braille / by Jen Bryant ; illustrations by Boris Kulikov. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2016]
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Braille, L. B915. Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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Sweet justice : Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott / words by Mara Rockliff ; pictures by Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Random House Studio, [2022]
Other title:
  • Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's NonFiction 323.092 R683. Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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The boy who harnessed the wind / by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publication details: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012
Availability: No items available.
The girl who figured it out / words by Minda Dentler ; pictures by Stephanie Dehennin. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Preschool;
Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks eXplore, [2024]
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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The heart of the storm : a biography of Sue Bird / Sharon Mentyka ; illustrated by Ellen Rooney. by Series: Growing to greatness
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Seattle : Little Bigfoot, Sasquatch Books, [2022]Copyright date: © 2022
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Pending hold (1).
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The oldest student : how Mary Walker learned to read / wriiten by Rita Lorraine Hubbard ; illustrated by Oge Mora. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York City : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020]
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Walker, M. H876. Northport Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Walker, M. H876. Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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The story of Abraham Lincoln / written by Carla Jablonski ; illustrated by Patrick Corrigan. by Series: Biography book for new readers
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Primary;
Publisher: Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020
Other title:
  • Abraham Lincoln
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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The story of Frida Kahlo / written by Susan B. Katz ; illustrated by Ana Sanfelippo. by Series: Biography book for new readers
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Emeryville, CA : Rockridge Press, 2020
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography KAHLO, F. K19.
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The story of George Washington / written by Lisa Trusiani ; illustrated by John John Bajet. by Series: Biography book for new readers
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography WASHINGT G. T873.
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The story of Jane Goodall : a biography book for new readers / written by Susan B. Katz ; illustrated by Lindsay Dale Scott. by Series: Story of (Rockridge Press) | Biography book for new readers
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography GOODALL, J. K19.
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The story of Ruby Bridges : a biography book for new readers / written by Arlisha Norwood, PhD, illustrated by Katie Crumpton by Series: Story of (Rockridge Press) | Biography book for new readers
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Rockridge Press 2021Copyright date: ©2021
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography BRIDGES, R. N894.
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Thomas Jefferson : life, liberty and the pursuit of everything / Maira Kalman. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, , an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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Unbound : the life and art of Judith Scott / Joyce Scott, with Brie Spangler and Melissa Sweet. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021]
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography SCOTT, J. S427.
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Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive / Laura Hillenbrand. by
Edition: First edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2014]
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Zamperin L. H651.
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Who is Aretha Franklin? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. by Series: Who is-- ?
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Franklin A. M491. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Franklin A. M491. Northport Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Franklin A. M491.
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Who is Bruce Springsteen? / by Stephanie Sabol ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. by Series: Who is-- ?
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2016
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Springst B. S117. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Springst B. S117.
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Who is Sonia Sotomayor? / by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Dede Putra. by Series: Who is-- ?
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, NY : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2017]
Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Sotomayo S. S859. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Sotomayo S. S859. Northport Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Sotomayo S. S859.
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Who is Steven Spielberg? / by Stephanie Spinner ; illustrated by Daniel Mather. by Series: Who is-- ?
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2013]
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Spielber S. S757.
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Who is Wayne Gretzky? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Ted Hammond. by Series: Who is-- ?
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York, New York, USA : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]
Availability: Not available: Main Library: Checked out (1).
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Who was Theodore Roosevelt? / by Michael Burgan ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. by Series: Who was-- ?
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Pengion Group (USA), [2014]
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Roosevel T. B954.
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You wouldn't want to be Sir Isaac Newton! : a lonely life you'd rather not lead / written by Ian Graham ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya. by Series: You wouldn't want to--
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publisher: New York : Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2013
Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's Biography Newton, I. G739.
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