Children's - Biographies

ISBN: 9781452103143
Title: Josephine : the dazzling life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell - Presents an introduction to the life of the passionate performer and civil rights activist that traces her journey from the slums of St. Louis to the world's most famous stages
Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951-

ISBN: 9780811860635
Title: Manfish : a story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne - Poetic text and full color paintings combine to create a portrait of the internationally known oceanographer who became a champion of the seas
Author: Berne, Jennifer.

ISBN: 0060850957
Title: Escape! : the story of the great Houdini by Sid Fleischman - Profiling his personal life and great accomplishments in show business, the story of magician Harry Houdini comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats
Author: Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010

ISBN: 9781580892971
Title: Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions by Chris Barton - Celebrate the inventor of the Super Soaker in this inspiring picture book biography about Lonnie Johnson, the maker behind one of the world's favorite toys
Author: Barton, Chris, author.

ISBN: 9781481452496
Title: Ada Lovelace, poet of science : the first computer programmer by Diane Stanley - A fascinating look at Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computer programmer and the daughter of the poet Lord Byron
Author: Stanley, Diane, author.

ISBN: 9780763670634
Title: Isaac : the alchemist, secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd by Mary Losure - Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood
Author: Losure, Mary.

ISBN: 9781419716478
Title: Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh - Presents the life of the Mexican artist who became famous for his drawings of skeletons in multiple everyday poses which have become identified with the Mexican Day of the Dead
Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan.

ISBN: 9780802853851
Title: The right word : Roget and his thesaurus by Jen Bryant - Examines the life of Peter Mark Roget and his invention of the thesaurus
Author: Bryant, Jennifer.

ISBN: 0152012672
Title: Wilma unlimited : how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman by Kathleen Krull - A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics
Author: Krull, Kathleen.

ISBN: 9781645672852
Title: With great power : the marvelous Stan Lee : an unauthorized biography by Annie Hunter Eriksen - Discover more about the life of Stan Lee and how he revolutionized comics with this vibrant introduction bustling with action, humor, and references for fans
Author: Eriksen, Annie Hunter, author.