20th century biographies

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Anne Frank

2008
Chronicles the life of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl living in Germany during World War II, focusing on her family's efforts to hide from the Nazis by living in their neighbor's attic, and drawing on excerpts from Anne's journal to recount her family's experiences.

Albert Einstein

2008
A biography of physicist Albert Einstein, discussing his childhood in Germany, his family and education, his marriages and children, and his ideas about space, matter, and time.

Jackie Robinson

Examines the life of baseball great Jackie Robinson.

Charles Lindbergh

2008
Biography of Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Rosa Parks

2008
Profiles the famous civil right activist who became famous for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to make room for a white passenger in 1955.

Mahatma Gandhi

2008
Explores the life of Mahatma Gandhi and his part in freeing India from British rule.

Jackie Robinson

2008
Examines the life of baseball great Jackie Robinson.

Helen Keller

2008
Profiles the life of Helen Keller, who became deaf and blind as a child, discussing how she learned to communicate and her accomplishments throughout her life.

Albert Einstein

2008
Examines the life of Albert Einstein and his insights into the nature of the universe.

Jackie Robinson

Examines the life of baseball great Jackie Robinson.

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