Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography

A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2017 In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia for Great Britain.

Henry Ford for Kids provides an in-depth portrait of the man who "e;put America on wheels.

2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People ListOne of just a handful of women reporting on the Vietnam War, Kate Webb was captured by North Vietnamese troops and presumed dead until she emerged from the jungle waving a piece of white parachute material after 23 days in captivity.

A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic and musical abilities into becoming a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age.

Portraits of brave women from the late 1800s through today-role models who are passionate about important issues A source of inspiration for young women with strong social convictions, She Takes a Stand highlights 16 extraordinary women who have fought for human rights, civil rights, workers' rights, reproductive/sexual rights, and world peace.

This nonfiction picture book is a children's version of NASA astronaut Jerry L.

"e;Do exploration.

The true story of an enslaved African American man who escaped to freedom and became a military and political leaderRobert Smalls, born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, gained fame as an African American hero of the American Civil War.

Little Loon traces the birth and first summer of a loon chick on a New England lake, ending with the loon's migration for the winter.

Prophet Muhammad: The Seal of All Prophets is a comprehensible book for young readers detailing the life of the blessed Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

This book is a short summary of Prophet Muhammad's life for the younger readers.

Enjoy the first children's picture book about becoming a TV news anchor.

The Greenblades and the Rippers face off in the Mega-Bowl!

Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous painters in the world.

Mother of five, grandmother of six, and Speaker of the House!

Isabella changed her name to Sojourner Truth because she "e;was to travel up an' down this land.

As a young man growing up in Greenland, Leif Ericsson had heard stories about a land to the west across the Atlantic Ocean.

During the Great Depression, many people had to work long hours and were barely paid enough to survive.

Eleven-year-old Johnny Mickley longed to be a hero and have some part in helping America gain its independence.

Eleven-year-old Willie McLean knows that General Lee will defeat the Yankees and win the Civil War, he just knows it.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war.

Ely Parker grew up on the Tonawanda Reservation in New York in the 1830s.

Abigail Adams lived through the Revolutionary War and became the First Lady of the second president of the United States.

A musical prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began playing the piano and composing when he was just three years old.

The Father of the U.

Eli Whitney's love of inventing and pondering new ideas made him one of America's greatest inventors.

More than a century after Louisa May Alcott wrote them, classics such as Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys continue to be read and treasured by readers around the world.

Bronco Charlie longs for a life of adventure.

"e;Give me liberty, or give me death!

Growing up in the 1830s, Louis Pasteur saw the horrifying effects of diseases like rabies and tuberculosis.

The son of a wealthy, repected admiral, William Penn did what was forbidden in seventeenth-century England--he openly practiced the Quaker religion.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary spent her entire lifetime fighting for justice and equality for African Americans.

Gazing up at the stars, Benjamin Banneker longed to understand how and why things worked as they did.

High in the sky, Bessie Coleman could soar like a bird.

Growing up in a wealthy family that believed nursing wasn't a respectable job, Florence Nightingale was determined to help others.

Martha Dandridge Custis was twenty-seven years old when she married George Washington.

Thomas Paine believed that American liberty was not only possible but worth dying for.

Born a Quaker, Susan B.

James Madison loved to debate--as long as he wasn't in public!

Taking a rare look beyond the myths and legends surrounding Sacagawea's life, this extraordinary illustrated history recounts the known facts about a remarkable woman and her contribution to one of America's greatest journeys of exploration.

When Arly's friend Floyd Collins is trapped by falling rocks in Sand Cave, Arly rushes to help.

When Prudence Crandall opened a school for young girls in 1831, she didn't expect trouble.

In the early 1800s, very few girls were allowed to learn about science.

John Chapman loved all forms of nature, and he worked throughout his lifetime to improve it by planting apple trees.

From the time he was a young boy on a farm in Alabama until he received his fourth Olympic gold medal in Berlin in 1936, all Jesse Owens wanted to do was run.

Born a slave near the end of the Civil War, George Washington Carver was a small and sickly child.