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3) Grace Lin
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Language
English
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Highlights the life and career of a children's author and illustrator of such books as "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" and "Year of the Dog."
4) Roald Dahl
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English
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This biography of British children's author Roald Dahl introduces his childhood in Wales and England, the boarding school education that inspired the book Boy, his world travels, and his experience in World War II. Full-color photos, a glossary, and an index highlight Dahl's major works, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and The Witches, as well as his writing process, experience as a screenwriter, and family life....
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English
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In this title, unwrap the lives of talented Ben & Jerry's Homemade ice cream manufacturers, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on these Food Dudes, beginning with their childhood in Merrick, New York. Students can follow their success story from Greenfield's education at Oberlin College and Cohen's job at Highland Community School to their various jobs in between. Cohen and Greenfield's efforts to open their first...
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English
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"This biography introduces readers to Millard Fillmore including his early political career and key events from Fillmore's administration including the Compromise of 1850 and the Treaty of Kanagawa. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." -- Provided by publisher....
8) Barack Obama
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English
Description
"This biography introduces readers to Barack Obama including his early political career and key events from Obama's administration including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Affordable Care Act, and the Clean Power Plan. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information."--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Readers learn about Ocasio-Cortez's early life, her beginnings in politics volunteering for Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, and Bernie Sanders, and her election to the US Congress from New York. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
10) Melania Trump
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Melania Trump. Readers learn about Trump's early life, her careers as an international supermodel and jewelry designer, and her inclusion and anti-bullying initiatives as First Lady of the United States. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. --
11) Zachary Taylor
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English
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"This biography introduces readers to Zachary Taylor including his early political career and key events from Taylor's administration including the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and the national debate over slavery. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this title, unwrap the life of talented Hershey's chocolate creator, Milton Hershey! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Students can follow Hershey's success story from his apprenticeship at Royer's Ice Cream Parlor and Garden to his establishment of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Hershey's discovery of chocolate and determined creation of the Hershey bar also highlighted....
13) John Muir
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Extraordinary environments endure through the efforts of conservationists such as John Muir. In this engaging biography, readers will learn about Muir's childhood in Scotland, his early love of nature, his education in Wisconsin, and the extensive travels that led him to California, where he established that Yosemite Valley was created by glaciers. Readers will discover Muir's influential friendships with conservationist John Burroughs, naturalist...
14) Andrew Johnson
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English
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"Follows the life and career of the statesman who became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln." --
15) James K. Polk
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Language
English
Description
"This biography introduces readers to James K. Polk including his early political career and key events from Polk's administration, including the Oregon Treaty, the Mexican War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's...
16) James Monroe
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English
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"This biography introduces readers to James Monroe including his military service, early political career, and key events from Monroe's administration including the Monroe Doctrine. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
17) Martin Van Buren
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Language
English
Description
"This biography introduces readers to Martin Van Buren including his early political career and key events from Van Buren's administration including the Second Seminole War and passage of the Independent Treasury Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's...
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Extraordinary environments endure through the efforts of conservationists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Learn about her efforts to save the Everglades from pollution, degradation, and development, including establishing the Friends of the Everglades. Today, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award is awarded to people who fight to protect America's National Parks." --
19) Will Steger
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Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about Steger's life and work as a conservationist." --
20) Sigurd F. Olson
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Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Readers will learn about Olson's birth in Norway, his immigration to the United States, his childhood in Wisconsin, and his later life in Minnesota. Olson's work on the National Parks Association and Wilderness Society are examined, and is his influence in drafting the Wilderness Act. Olson's work in creating the Alaska Arctic Wildlife Refuge, California's Point Reyes National Seashore, and Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park are also included."...
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