biography

"Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States and has served his country as an important leader for many years. Before he made a name for himself in politics, Joe was a thoughtful kid who noticed America wasn’t a fair place for everyone. He wanted to help make the world a better place for all people, so he became a senator and worked hard to make positive changes for Americans. With this exciting entry into president books for kids, young readers will explore how Joe went from growing up in Pennsylvania to becoming president"--Provided by publisher.

"Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people--rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers--who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century"--.

"An . . . account of Black Seminole warrior, chief, and diplomat John Horse and the route he forged on the Underground Railroad to gain freedom for his people. John Horse . . . was a famed chief, warrior, tactician, and diplomat who played a dominant role in Black Seminole affairs for half a century. . . A political and military leader of mixed Seminole and African heritage, Horse defended his people from the U.S. government, other tribes, and slave hunters. . . After fighting during the Second Seminole War, . . . Horse negotiated terms with the federal government and later became a guide and interpreter. Forced to relocate, he led a group of Black Seminoles to find a new home, first heading westward to Texas and later to Mexico"--.

The author shares his journey of recovery from a fire accident to his 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. Adapted for young readers.

"The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII--in and out of uniform--for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. Gena Turgel was a prisoner who worked in the hospital at Bergen-Belsen and cared for the young Anne Frank, who was dying of typhus. Gena survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating children about the Holocaust. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewelry and furs and served as sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be told-and the sooner the better. For theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come"--Provided by publisher.

"A . . . collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson . . . and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie 'Black Hawk Down.' These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare . . . look into what wearing the uniform, fighting in combat, losing friends and coming home is really like"--Amazon.

"Explores the events leading up to World War II, what life was like in the secret Annex, as well as Anne's thoughts, hopes and dreams for a better future"--Back cover.

Contains brief biographies of twelve immigrants and their contributions to the American military.

"A heart stopping memoir of a wrenching Appalachian girlhood and a multilayered portrait of a misrepresented people, from Rona Jaffe Writer's Award winner Shawna Kay Rodenberg. When Shawna Kay Rodenberg was four, her father, fresh from a ruinous tour in Vietnam, spirited her family from their home in the hills of Eastern Kentucky to Minnesota, renouncing all of their earthly possessions to live in the Body, an off-the-grid End Times religious community. Her father was seeking a better, safer life for his family, but the austere communal living of prayer, bible study and strict regimentation was a bad fit for the precocious Shawna. Disciplined harshly for her many infractions, she was sexually abused by a predatory adult member of the community. Soon after the leader of the Body died and revelations of the sexual abuse came to light, her family returned to the same Kentucky mountains that their ancestors have called home for three hundred years. It is a community ravaged by the coal industry, but for all that, rich in humanity, beauty, and the complex knots of family love. Curious, resourceful, rebellious, Shawna will ultimately leave her mountain home but only as she masters a perilous balancing act between who she has been and who she will become. Kin is a mesmerizing memoir of survival that seeks to understand and make peace with the people and places that were survived. It is above all about family-about the forgiveness and love within its bounds-and generations of Appalachians who have endured, harmed, and held each other through countless lifetimes of personal and regional tragedy"--.

"Readers ... will be transported back to Colonial Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America. Through simple text and full-color images, students will experience the journey along with the colonists: the difficult voyage overseas, illness and starvation, uncertainty about the local American Indians, and the hard work that went into forming a successful colony"--Amazon.com.