Beginning biographies

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Amelia Earhart

female aviator
2013
Profiles the life of American aviator Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Barack Obama

first African American president
2013
A biography of President Barack Obama, covering his upbringing, education, and campaign for the presidency before becoming the forty-fourth president of the U.S. in 2008.

Paul Revere

American patriot
2012
Presents a brief biography of American patriot, Paul Revere and describes how the colonial silversmith helped to further the cause of independence and his career later in his life.

Alexander Graham Bell

famous inventor
2013
A brief biography on the life and career of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone.

Mae Jemison, astronaut

1994
A biography of the first female African-American astronaut Mae Jemison.

Frederick Douglass, freedom fighter

1993
A brief biography of the abolitionist who escaped from slavery and used his speeches and writings to lead the fight for freedom and civil rights for African Americans.

Rosa Parks

hero of our time
1993
A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.

Elijah McCoy, inventor

1993
A simple biography of the African-American engineer who invented the automatic lubricator for railway systems and thus gave rise to the phrase "the real McCoy.".

Phillis Wheatley, poet

1993
A brief biography of the slave who learned to read and write, became the second woman in America to have a book published, and won international fame for her poetry.

Garrett Morgan, inventor

1993
Illustrations and simple rhyming text introduce young readers to the life and inventions of Garrett Morgan, the inventor of the traffic signal and other important advancements.

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