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Janet and Allan Ahlberg

2000
An introduction to the lives and work of the English husband and wife team who, as author and illustrator respectively, created such well-known books as "The Jolly Postman" and "Each Peach Pear Plum.".

Mother Teresa

1998
An introductory biography of the nun who became famous for her work with the homeless, sick, and poor people of India.

Martin Luther King Jr.

1998
An introductory biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.

Helen Keller

1999
A simple introduction to the life of the blind and deaf woman who changed the world's opinions about disabilities such as her own.

Pocahontas

1999
A brief account of the life of the Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

Walt Disney

1998
A simple biography of the man who began his career as an animator and gained world-wide fame as the creator of Mickey Mouse, Disneyland, and Disneyworld.

Mozart

2000
A simple biography of the man who composed such musical works as "The Magic Flute.".

Mohandas Gandhi

1998
Biography of the Indian statesman who fought against prejudice and for India's freedom from British rule.

John Deere

2004
Examines the life of John Deere, co-founder of Plough Manufactory, a business opened to manufacture steel plows, and which continues to make farm machinery in the twenty-first century.

The Wright brothers

2005
Presents a short study of the Wright Brothers and the history of flight, and describes who they were and how they became interested in flying, information about their historic flight, and other interesting facts about them.

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