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Biographies in the Children's Literature Collection
Ben Franklin Thinks Big
by
Sheila Keenan; Gustavo Mazali (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child Lit ER 92 Franklin
ISBN: 9780062432643
Publication Date: 2018-11-06
Biography of this famous statesmen, inventor and scientist.
Martin's Big Words
by
Doreen Rappaport
Call Number: Child Lit J 921 KIN
ISBN: 9780786825912
Publication Date: 2001-10-01
Story of Martin Luther King, leader of the American Civil Rights movement.
Me ... Jane
by
Patrick McDonnell
Call Number: Child Lit J 921 McD
ISBN: 9780316045469
Publication Date: 2011-04-05
Life of Jane Goodall and her love of nature. Caldeott Award book.
The Presidents Decoded
by
Katie Kennedy; Monique Steele (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit J 973.09 KEN
ISBN: 9781523515868
Publication Date: 2023-10-17
Biography of all presidents to the present day
The Mad Potter
by
Jan Greenberg; Sandra Jordan
Call Number: Child. Lit J 738 GRE
ISBN: 9781596438101
Publication Date: 2013-10-29
Biography of a potter whose work became famous posthumously
A Ride to Remember
by
Sharon Langley; Amy Nathan; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit J 305.8 LAN
ISBN: 9781419736858
Publication Date: 2020-01-07
Autobiography by the first person to play in an integrated amusement park
Brown Girl Dreaming
by
Jacqueline Woodson
Call Number: Child. Lit J FIC WOO
ISBN: 9780399252518
Publication Date: 2014-08-28
Autobiography by a famous childrens' author
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and his Orchestra
by
Andrea Pinkney; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit J 921 ELL
ISBN: 9780786801787
Publication Date: 1999-03-03
Vibrant picture title about the jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke.
A Splash of Red: the Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by
Jen Bryant; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit J 92 PIP
ISBN: 9780375867125
Publication Date: 2013-01-08
Illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.
Funny Bones
by
Duncan Tonatiuh
Call Number: Child. Lit J 92 POS
ISBN: 9781419716478
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
Biography of José Guadalupe Posada, the artist who created calaveras.
Snowflake Bentley
by
Jacqueline Briggs Martin; Mary Azarian (Illustrator)
Call Number: Child. Lit J 921 BEN
ISBN: 9780395861622
Publication Date: 1998-09-28
Biography of Wilson Bentley, a self-taught scientist who first described the crystalline structure of snowflakes.
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