Thurgood Marshall (Childhood of Famous Americans)

Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the U.S. Constitution. By the time he was 12, he

Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa

Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old. Her rich voice and vocal innovations brought

The Chimpanzee Lady : Jane Goodall – Biography Book Series for Kids | Children’s Biography Books

Jane Goodall is known for her chimpanzees. She is a woman with a mission and everything that she does points to living that. Reading her story will help to

Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle first lost her heart to the ocean as a young girl when she discovered the wonders of the Gulf of Mexico in her backyard. As an adult,

Michelle Obama: First Lady, Going Higher (Step into Reading)

A Step 3 biography of esteemed lawyer and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama! Michelle Obama is a lot like YOU! She grew up on the

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra

Another stunning picture book biography of a prominent twentieth-century African-American in the arts, from the creative team behind Alvin Ailey. Product Features Used Book in Good Condition

Stephen Hawking: (Scientist Biography, Biography Book for Children)

Little Guides to Great Lives: Stephen Hawking is a biography of the famous scientist for children that blends an informative and humorous narrative with playful illustrations to immerse children

Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt’s Last and Greatest Queen

At once daring, clever, smart, rich, determined, and rash, Cleopatra is one of history’s most fascinating figures. Here, children will find out all about: –   The Ptolemy Dynasty into

Saint Thomas Aquinas For Children and the Childlike

Because he was big and strong and sometimes slow to speak, Thomas Aquinas’s schoolmates called him the Dumb Ox. Not long afterward, he came to be called Doctor (which