biography

Chronicles the life of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, and details her early life, gymnastic career, and accomplishments. Highlights how she has become a mental health advocate in the world of professional sports. Includes black-and-white illustrations, timelines, and additional resources.

Highlights the life, times, achievements, and legacy of "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz. Includes timelines, black-and-white illustrations, and a bibliography.

An illustrated autobiography of Marisabina "Cookie" Russo, speaking to her childhood and teen years growing up in the 1950s and 1960s with a distant, mostly disapproving father and a highly opinionated mother. When she finds out her family is Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, she finds her whole world thrown into turmoil. "Cookie" must find a way to make a life for her own and find her own voice and beliefs in life.

Chronicles the life and career of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of "Anne of Green Gables.".

A look at the life of Isaac Newton, focusing on his early life and scientific inquiries.

" ... Marie Curie for Kids details Curie's remarkable life, from her childhood under a repressive czar in Poland to her tireless work supporting herself through college to meeting her ideal match in scientist Pierre Curie to her revolutionary research. Kids learn how Curie quietly flouted societal norms, working in full partnership with her husband while also teaching and raising two daughters. Scientific concepts are presented in a clear, accessible way, and a range of activities--from making Polish pierogi to exploring magnetism, to using electrolysis to split water--allow for exploration of Curie's life, times, and work."--Provided by publisher.

"Brief and humorous biographies of fascinating people"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the photographs of Mathew Brady who chronicled the American Civil War in his photographs.

A biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and who the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.

A biography of Harriet Tubman, describing her life born a slave, how she escaped slavery, how she became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.