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WHO WAS ROSA PARKS?
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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- 978-0-448-45442-9
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 NCD w c.1 2025020004
WHO WAS MARIE CURIE?
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 190…
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- 978-0-448-47896-8
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 STI w c.1 2025020002
WHO WAS PABLO PICASSO?
A child who could draw before he could talk A pet-lover who had a mouse, a turtle, a monkey, and many cats and dogs Remains the most famous artist of the twentieth century Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. He made collages,…
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- 978-0-448-44987-6
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 KEL w c.1 2025010219
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: YOUNG PRINTER
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.
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- 978-0-02-041920-4
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- 192 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 973.3 STE b c.1 2025010144
WHO WAS MARCO POLO?
Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young reader…
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- 978-0-448-44540-3
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- 106 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 HOL w c.1 2024110247
WHO WAS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT?
For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until Eleanor Roosevelt. Born in 1884, Eleanor was not satisfied to just be a glorified hostess for her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor had a voice, and she used it to speak up against poverty and racism. She had experience and knowledge of many issues, and fought for laws to hel…
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- 0-448-43509-8
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- 106 p ; 19 cm
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- 973.917 THO w c.1 2024110246
STEP INTO READING 5: GREAT WOMEN ATHLETES
Mia Hamm has scored more goals than any other soccer player in the world. Shannon Miller has won the most medals of any American in the history of gymnastics. Women athletes are making headlines everywhere these days!
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- 0-375-81186-9
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- 48 p ; 23 cm
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- 796.082 BAI s c.1 2024110234
SCIENCE SUPERGIANTS: DID YOU INVENT THE PHONE ALONE, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL?
An educational and entertaining biography of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell's life as inventor, scientist, and teacher is clearly told in a question-and-answer format, and complemented by a mix of photographs and illustrations. We learn not only how the telephone was invented and the mechanics behind its use, but how Bell's personal history, such as h…
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- 978-0-439-83381-3
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- 48 p ; 22,5 cm
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- 920 MEL s c.1 2024110232
THE HUMAN MACHINE: MOVERS AND SHARPERS (ALL ABOUT YOUR MUSCLES AND BONES)
Think of your body as an amazing machine. This human machine needs a strong framework to hold up and protect its working parts. Your framework is made of bones and muscles. They work together to give you your shape and to help you move around. This book takes a fascinating look at your muscles and bones- your movers and sharpers.
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- 1-929298-18-8
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- 32 p ; 29 cm
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- 570 ANG t c.1 2024110216
THE HUMAN MACHINE: THE FOOD PROCESSOR (ALL ABOUT YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM)
Think of your body as an amazing machine. This human machine uses food as fuel. Your digestive system acts like a special food processor. It breaks down food, uses the goodness from it and gets rid of waste. This book takes you on a fascinating journey through the workings of the human digestive system.
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- 1-929298-17-X
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- 32 p ; 29 cm
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- 570 ANG t c.1 2024110214
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