Checkerboard biographies

A biography about singer-songwriter Taylor Swift discussing her music, career, personal life, and more.

This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Kamala Harris. Readers learn about Harris's early life, her education through law school, and her career trajectory from deputy district attorney, district attorney, US Senator, to her election as the first African American and first female vice president of the United States. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Aretha Franklin. Readers learn about Franklin's early life, her award-winning career during which she became known as the Queen of Soul, was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Michael Jordan. Readers learn about Jordan's early life, his basketball career including an NCAA national championship, two Olympic gold medals, six NBA championships, and induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame and his ownership of the Charlotte Hornets and a NASCAR team"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the life of National Youth Poet Laureate and activist Amanda Gorman.

This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Joanna Gaines. Readers learn about Gaines's early life, her beginnings in broadcasting, opening Magnolia Market and Magnolia Realty, Magnolia Market at the Silos, and the popular HGTV series Fixer Upper with her husband Chip, and future projects.

This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Readers learn about Ginsburg's early life, her beginnings in law as a clerk in New York, her time as a lawyer for the ACLU, and her service on the US Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

". . . highlights the life and accomplishments of Kim Kardashian West. Readers learn about Kardashian West's early life, her beginnings in television with 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' her book of selfies 'Selfish,' her development of the KIMOJI app, and KKW Beauty"--Provided by publisher.

A brief biography of Mister Rogers, discussing his childhood, his career as the host of a popular children's television show, and more.

". . . highlights the life and accomplishments of Melania Trump. Readers learn about Trump's early life, her careers as an international supermodel and jewelry designer, and her inclusion and anti-bullying initiatives as First Lady of the United States"--Provided by publisher.