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The far side of the moon

the story of Apollo 11's third man
"This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar to the far side of the moon"--Publisher.

The man who went to the dark side of the moon

the story of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins : or a book about Michael Collins, Apollo 11, and 20 pounds of checklists
2003
A biography of the astronaut, Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon.

Dolores Huerta

a hero to migrant workers
2012
An illustrated look at the life and accomplishments of Dolores Huerta, who fought to ensure fair and safe work places for migrant workers. Includes a timeline and resources for teachers.

Drawing the Holocaust

a teenager's memory of Terez?n, Birkenau, and Mauthausen
Chronicles, in his own words, Holocaust survivor Michael Kraus's imprisonment in concentration camps as a teenager through drawings and notes he created after his liberation. Includes stories of Kraus's time spent in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Theresienstadt, and the first death march out of Mauthausen.

The Train to Crystal City

FDR's secret prisoner exchange program and America's only family internment camp during World War II
From 1942 to 1945, secret government trains regularly delivered civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City, a small desert town at the southern tip of Texas. The trains carried Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants and their American-born children to a family internment camp, the only one during World War II. Crystal City was the center of a government exchange program. During the war, hundreds of prisoners, including their children, were exchanged for ostensibly more important Americans---diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, physicians, and missionaries that were behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany.

Sandra Day O'Connor

2011
"Presents the biography of Sandra Day O'Connor against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

My friend the enemy

an English boy in Nazi Germany
2007

Clint Eastwood

a biography
A biography of actor Clint Eastwood covering his early years, professional career, and personal life, and describing both his many noted accomplishments and his failures. Includes a glossary and a bibliography.

Clint Eastwood

2015
Iconic actor, writer, director, and producer responsible for films including The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Rawhide, Gran Torino, and more.

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