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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as others--as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses--as wrong as 10-5=3. And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at fifteen, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Harriet Tubman tells the inspiring story of this courageous abolitionist's life. Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor who "never lost a single passenger." Little Harriet was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. Though life was hard, Harriet persisted. She used all of her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the�life of Wilma Rudolph, the remarkable sprinter and Olympic champion. Wilma was born into a family with 22 brothers and sisters, in the segregated South. She contracted polio in her early years and her doctors said she would never walk again. But Wilma persisted with treatment, and she recovered her strength by the age of 12....
5) Muhammad Ali
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series,�Muhammad Ali�tells the inspiring story of "the greatest" boxer of all time.
6) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of Maya...
7) Jesse Owens
Author
Series
Little People Big Dreams volume 50
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Jesse Owens�tells the inspiring story of this track and field legend.
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