Category: Kids Biography

A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of the first man to walk on the moon, astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Before enrolling in the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. Follow this extraordinary man's life and accomplishments, from childhood to space and back again.

Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascina...
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold

By: Arnold/Sheinkin, Steve

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Sep-13

Seller ID: 431062

ISBN: 1250024609

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War heroes.

Steve Sheinkin's accessible biography, The Notorious Benedict Arnold, introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing American Revolution battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale from history.

Steve Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of many nonfiction works, including The Notorious Benedict...
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God Bless America: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin

By: Berlin/Nuchu, Adah

Price: $6.00

Seller ID: 388569

ISBN: 136801576X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

An inspiring portrait of an immigrant and the gift he gave his new home.
Persecuted as Jews, Izzy Baline and his family emigrated from Russia to New York, where he fell in love with his new country. He heard music everywhere and was full to bursting with his own. Izzy's thump-two-three, ting-a-ling, whee tunes soon brought him acclaim as the sought-after songwriter Irving Berlin. He ignited the imaginations of fellow countrymen and women with his Broadway and Hollywood numbers, crafting tunes that have become classics we still sing today.
But when darker times came and the nation ...
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Girl Named Faithful Plum: The True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her Dream

By: Bernstein, Richard

Price: $2.50

Seller ID: 399611

ISBN: 375871586

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Building a Dream Mary Bethune's School

By: Bethune/Kelso, Richard

Price: $2.50

Publisher: Aug-15

Seller ID: 300615

ISBN: 811480577

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Who Was Selena?

By: Bisantz, Max,Bisantz, Kate,HQ, Who

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Penguin Workshop: August 2018

Seller ID: 460766

ISBN: 1524786756

Binding: Library Binding

Condition: Used - Like New

Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the twentieth century
As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, quincea eras, and on street corners in their native Texas. Selena learned how to sing in Spanish and soon became hugely popular within the Latino community--so much so that she became the best-selling Latin artist of the 1990s. Selena was poised to be a great success, but her life was cut ...
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Cesar Chavez: Champion and Voice of Farmworkers

By: Chavez/ Slade, Suzanne

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Aug-16

Seller ID: 447240

ISBN: 1404837248

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Features: Glossary - Index - Timelines - Fun Facts Content Consultants - Safe Web sites at www.FactHound.com
Standards: Standards in History for Grades K-4 Topic 3 The History of the United States' Democratic Principles and Values, and the Peoples from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage
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Who Is Cesar Chavez?

By: Chavez/Rau, Dana Meachen

Price: $3.00

Seller ID: 412342

ISBN: 1101995602

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Learn more about Cesar Chavez, the famous Latino American civil rights activist.
When he was young, Cesar and his Mexican American family toiled in the fields as migrant farm workers. He knew all too well the hardships farm workers faced. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. Along with Dolores Huerta, he cofounded the National Farmworkers Association. His dedication to his work earned him numerous friends and supporters, including Robert Kennedy and Jesse Jackson.
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We Can Do Anything

By: Chuck Gonzales Caitlin Doyle

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Harper: Jan-18

Seller ID: 454795

ISBN: 8285616

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente

By: Clemente/Engel, Trudie

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Mar-12

Seller ID: 51736

ISBN: 590688812

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Who is Hillary Clinton?

By: Clinton, Hillary

Price: $2.00

Seller ID: 451064

ISBN: 448490153

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight

By: Clinton/ Krull, Kathleen

Price: $6.50

Seller ID: 371405

ISBN: 1481451138

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The beautifully illustrated picture book about Hillary Clinton--now revised and updated with brand-new material about her time as Secretary of State.
Before Hillary Clinton was in the running to be president, she was a young girl growing up outside Chicago who lost the election for student-body president. She wanted to be an astronaut, to soar as high as the stars above. She kept reaching up and up as she grew. There were people who told her no--most of them simply because she was a girl--but she didn't listen to them. There were people who didn't think she could do it. But she believed in...
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Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman

By: Coleman/Grimes, Nikki

Price: $2.00

Publisher: May-14

Seller ID: 275923

ISBN: 439573424

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?

By: Columbus/Fritz, Jean

Price: $4.00

Seller ID: 370154

ISBN: 698115805

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Eleanor (Eleanor Roosevelt)

By: Cooney, barbara

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Aug-17

Seller ID: 437332

ISBN: 670861596

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

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Theodore Roosevelt (UPClose) (President's Day)

By: Cooper, Michael

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Jan-18

Seller ID: 355362

ISBN: 670011347

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

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Life in Motion (Young Readers Edition)

By: Copeland, Misty

Price: $3.00

Seller ID: 396676

ISBN: 133824552X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Leonardo da Vinci (Giants of Science)

By: da Vinci/Krull, Kathleen

Price: $3.00

Seller ID: 370767

ISBN: 142408212

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Category: Kids Biography