biography

Journey into space

the missions of Neil Armstrong

Langley, Andrew

1994

Follows the excitement as the American astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to set foot on the moon.

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Marie Curie and radium

Parker, Steve

1995

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.

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Ludwig Van Beethoven

Venezia, Mike

1996

Briefly recounts the life of a composer who wrote beautiful sonatas and symphonies despite tragic personal problems.

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The great polar adventure

the journeys of Roald Amundsen

Langley, Andrew

1994

Traces the Norwegian explorer's life and adventures through the Northwest Passage to the South Pole.

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conversations with Christina M. Allen, Robert Ballard, Michael L. Blakey, Ann Bowles, David Doubilet, Jane Goodall, Dereck & Beverly Joubert, Michael Novacek, Johan Reinhard, Rick C. West and Juris Zarins

Allen, Christina G

1998

Twelve men and women who work in the field of science discuss and explain their occupations, including what they might do in a normal working day and the scariest thing that ever happened to them.

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Extraordinary Black Americans

from colonial to contemporary times

Altman, Susan

1989

Presents short biographies of ninety-five black Americans from colonial to contemporary times, highlighting their personal achievements and their resulting contributions to the growth of American society.

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Grant Wood

Venezia, Mike

1995

Relates the artistic career of the Iowan who painted people, life, and customs of the American Midwest and whose style became known as Regionalism.

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Mother Teresa

saint of the poor

Morgan, Nina

1998

A biography of Mother Teresa, the Albanian nun who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and dedicated her life to helping the destitute.