biography

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Mary McLeod Bethune

1977
Biography of Mary Jane McLeod Bethune who made numerous contributions to education for Afro-Americans.

Margaret Wise Brown

author of Goodnight moon
1993
A simple biography of the author who, during her short life, wrote over 100 books for young children.

Daniel Boone

man of the forests
1990
A biography of explorer and pioneer Daniel Boone.

John Adams

second president of the United States
1986
A biography of the outspoken, decisive man who served the United States in many ways, including as its President.

John Adams, brave patriot

1986
A biography of our second President, the brilliant patriot from Massachusetts.

Abigail Adams

"dear partner"
1991
A biography of Abigail Smith, who became the wife of the second president of the United States and the mother of the sixth.

John James Audubon

artist of the wild
1993
Traces the life of John James Audubon from his early childhood in France to his career in America and his eventual success as an artist and naturalist.

Hans Christian Andersen, a fairy tale life

1989
A biography of the nineteenth century Danish author whose fairy tales brought him world renown. Includes advice on setting and reaching goals.

Child of the Warsaw ghetto

1995
The story of the Warsaw Ghetto told through the eyes of Froim Baum, who was born in Warsaw on April 15, 1936. He was sent from one death camp to another before finally being liberated at Dachau by American soldiers.

Georgia O'Keeffe

1993
Briefly examines the life and work of the twentieth-century American artist known for her paintings of flowers and presents examples of her art.
Cover image of Georgia O'Keeffe

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