The St Lawrence

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0750212594

Collation

48 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

Series Title

The World's Rivers

Call Number

917 WAT

Dream big little leader

Dream big, little one. There's so much you can do. Just look at all the women who came before you . . . Based on the New York Times bestselling sensation Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History this board book will inspire all little people of today to become the leaders of tomorrow

Five notable inventors

High-interest stories make reading fun! Stories have been tested for vocabulary and sentence length to help you make the right choice! A letter from an education specialist gives you valuable advice on how to read to your child and how to listen to your child read to you!

Five brilliant scientists

This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives and notable achievements of Susan McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York State; George Washington Carver, the world-famous agricultural scientist most noted for his work with peanuts; Ernest Everett Just, a remarkable marine biologist known as "the expert" on the early life of sea animals; Percy Lavon Julian, an outstand…

The real McCoy : the life of an African-American inventor

Handsome oil paintings enliven this picture book biography about the little-known inventor who inspired the phrase "the real McCoy". Young readers meet Elijah McCoy and discover how he invented the lawn sprinkler, the rubber heel on a shoe, and more. "A striking introduction to one of the first and most successful African-American inventors".--Booklist, starred review.

Cesar Chavez

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780516279237

Collation

31 pages : illustration ; 17 cm

Series Title

Rookie Biography

Call Number

923 EDD

Frederick Douglass : a voice for freedom in the 1800s

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0439380820

Collation

90 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

Scholastic Biography

Call Number

923 WIL

Dare to dream : Coretta Scott King and the civil rights movement

From her childhood encounters with discrimination to her activism as an adult, Coretta Scott King dreamed of finding a place where people were treated equally. This compelling biography tells how she joined her husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to lead protest marches and stand up to prejudice and violence.

Take a stand, Rosa Parks

Take a Stand, Rosa Parks! by Peter and Connie Roop. It is one in a series of chapter book biographies the Roops have done for Scholastic. Rosa Parks is best known for her refusal to give up her seat on James Blake's bus. Take a Stand explains the circumstances of Rosa's life that lead her to take on James Blake.

The story of George Washington Carver

Born into slavery, George Washington Carver became one of the most prestigious scientists of his time. This biography follows Dr. Carver's life from childhood to his days as a teacher and discoverer.