Women of hope : African Americans who made a difference

The story of thirteen African American women who followed their hearts and changed America, now in paperback. Joyce Hansen's brief, well-crafted biographies, and the striking black-and-white photographs that accompany them, reveal the remarkable strength of thirteen African American women. Spanning over a century, these women, including Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Marian Wright Edelman, Toni Morri…

Macmillan children's encyclopedia : famous men and women

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ISBN/ISSN

0333412737

Collation

479 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

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Call Number

920 FAM

Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Gap

This bestselling series has been redesigned and rewritten to appeal to today's students. Each volume includes a full-spread timeline that puts events in context at a glance; a short, gripping tale that hooks the reader into the story, setting the stage for the journey through history; a glossary of difficult vocabulary words; informative sidebars; and beautiful photos and original maps.

Henri Matisse

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books.

A boy called Slow : the true story of Sitting Bull

Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name: Sitting Bull.

Ben & Jerry : ice cream for everyone!

Profiles the founders of the ice cream company, and describes how they developed a successful business while remaining true to their principles

Atlantic adventure

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Atlantic Adventure sails across the Atlantic Ocean with Michael Perham as we see how he broke a world record. Each book contains inside cover notes tha…

Victory or death! : stories of the American Revolution

Transports readers to the years of the American Revolution through the actions of real people--some famous, and others not well-known--who took part in the fight for independence.

Extraordinary young people

Biographical accounts of remarkable individuals in history who achieved noteworthy goals at an early age, from young warrior and Mongol leader Genghis Khan to nine-year-old world chess champion Nawrose Nur

Little leaders : bold women in black history

Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball? And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French résistance? Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations. Debut autho…