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LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: BRUCE LEE
Born in San Francisco but raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was the child star of Hong Kong cinema. But, after getting into trouble as a teenager, his father sent him to live in America. Starring roles were hard to come by for Asian-American actors in Hollywood, but Bruce went on to act in blockbuster hits, featuring his skill as a martial artist. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky il…
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- 978-1-78603-335-2
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- unpaged ; col. Ill. ; port. : 26 cm.
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- 920 VEG l c.1 2024010004
LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: DAVID BOWIE
As a child, young David lived with his family in a tiny house on an ordinary street, but he had a head full of songs and ideas. At school he loved music and dance, and he was inspired by his brother's rock and jazz records to pick up the saxophone and start writing his own songs. After earning his stripes in some of the coolest bands in London, David splashed onto the solo scene. David knew …
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- 978-0-7112-4842-7
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- unpaged ; col. Ill. ; port. : 26 cm.
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- LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
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- 920 VEG l c.1 2024010007
LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
When Vivienne was a young woman, she wasn't sure how a working class girl from England could make a living in the art world. But after discovering her passion for design and jewelry making, she erupted onto the fashion scene with a bang. Vivienne's designs became iconic, and she became famous for letting her clothes speak for themselves. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustration…
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- 978-1-78603-756-5
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- unpaged ; col. Ill. ; port. : 26 cm.
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- LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
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- 920 VEG l c.1 2024010010
LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: ANNE FRANK
Anne Frank was born in Germany to a loving family. But when World War II broke out, Anne and her family had to hide in a secret annex in Amsterdam. Here, Anne wrote her famous diary, describing her belief in people's goodness and her hopes for peace. After the war, her diary captured the hearts of the public and she became one of the most important diarists of the 20th century. This moving book…
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- 978-1-78603-292-8
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- unpaged ; col. Ill. ; port. : 26 cm.
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- LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
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- 920 VEG l c.1 2024010009
LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: MARIA MONTESSORI
Maria grew up in Italy at a time when girls didn't receive an equal education to boys. But Maria's mother was supportive of her dreams, and Maria went on to study medicine. She later became an early years expert – founding schools with her revolutionary educational theories and changing the lives of many children.
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- 978-1-78603-753-4
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- unpaged ; col. Ill. ; port. : 26 cm.
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- LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
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- 920
LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: RUDOLF NUREYEV
Rudolf fell in love with dance as a child. But he was not allowed to go to ballet school until he was 17. There, he had to make up for lost time and hone his skills to compete with the other dancers. As a professional, he dazzled audiences with sensational performances and star power. He went on to become a world-renowned choreographer and master of perfection in dance.
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- 978-1-78603-791-6
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- unpaged ; col. Ill. ; port. : 26 cm.
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- LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
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- 920 VEG l c.1 2024010002
LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: JANE GOODALL
Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the amazing life of Jane Goodall, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. When Jane was little, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. This inspired her lifelong love of animals, and she went to study them in the wild as soon as she could. Jane lived with chimpanzees in their natural habitat and b…
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- 978-1-78603-294-2
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- unpaged ; col. Ill. ; port. : 26 cm.
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- LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
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- 920 VEG l c.1 2024010014
WHO WAS SACAGAWEA?
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar …
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- 0-448-42485-1
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- 107 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 FRA w c.1 2025020038
WHO WAS MARK TWAIN?
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious str…
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- 0-448-43319-2
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 PRI w c.1 2025020037
WHO WAS MAYA ANGELOU?
Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black—and first female—streetcar operator before following her interest in dan…
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- 978-0-448-48853-0
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 LAB w c.1 2025020028
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