legislators

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legislators

The faith of Elijah Cummings

the North Star of equal justice
2021
"A picture book biography of Elijah Cummings, outlining major events in his childhood, career and fight for justice"--Provided by publisher.

Kamala Harris

2022
"Learn all about Vice President Kamala D. Harris, from her childhood spent growing up in Oakland, California, to her time serving as District Attorney of San Francisco, California and working as a United States Senator to her journey to the White House. Find out about Kamala Harris's life, achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way"--Provided by publisher.

The Senate

2022
"The Upper House makes laws that affect everybody in the United States. But what do you know about the Senate? Learn how senators take ideas from bills to laws, what it takes to join the Senate, and how this key part of the legislative branch interacts with the other house of Congress and the rest of the U.S. Government. It's key social studies curriculum made approachable for all!"--Provided by publisher.

We're better than this

my fight for the future of our democracy
2020
"A memoir by the late Congressman details how his experiences as a sharecroppers' son in volatile South Baltimore shaped his life in activism, explaining how government oversight can become a positive part of a just American collective"--OCLC.

Unthinkable

trauma, truth, and the trials of American democracy
2022
The Maryland congressman tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in the Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.

Speak up, speak out!

the extraordinary life of "fighting Shirley Chisholm"
2022
"A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party"--Provided by publisher.

Kamala Harris

first female Vice President of the United States
A brief biography of Kamala Harris, discussing her childhood, education, career as a lawyer and politician, and her role as Vice President of the United States.

Kamala Harris

"This book examines the life of Kamala Harris, the first woman U.S vice president, in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young readers develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a table of contents, author biography, timeline, glossary, index, and other informative backmatter"--Provided by publisher.

Deb Haaland

Examines the life of Deb Haaland, the first confirmed Native American Cabinet secretary.

Joseph Biden

our 46th president
2021
"[An] illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and election of Joseph Biden, forty-sixth president of the United States"--Provided by publisher.

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