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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be entirely beyond the limits of human foot speed. And in all of sport it was the elusive holy grail. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners set out individually to break this formidable barrier. Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur-still driven not just by winning but by the nobility...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
376 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of Prof. Shaul Harel, formerly Charlie Hilsberg, who lost his shadow in 1942 at only five years old, when he was separated from his family and surroundings and saved from the furnaces of Auschwitz by the Belgian resistance. This book reveals his story, from his time as a "hidden child" in France and Belgium during the Holocaust, through his experiences in orphanages, his immigration to Israel, the serious injury he sustained in...
3) The spark
Author
Publisher
Jenny Phillips
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Michael Faraday's entire life was based around one theme: a spark. When he was young, his passion was sparked by books and the teachers around him. When he was an adult, he created sparks. As he grew older, he became inspired to spark the love of learning and experimentation in the young minds of the future. If it were not for these small sparks, the world today would not have the same ability to harness and create electricity which fuels everything...
Author
Publisher
Jenny Phillips
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
16 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Born in 1856, Granville Woods filled his mind with knowledge every chance he could, despite a lack of equal opportunity for African Americans. Though some people choose to just talk about problems in the world, Granville chose to find solutions! Through hard work and dedicated study. Granville Woods harnessed electricity to create inventions that saved lives and changed the world."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
From the Founding to today, this book tells the stories of seven former presidents who each changed history and offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life as they handled human problems of ego, finances and questions about their legacy and mortality.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose "Imagination Library" reading initiative reaches children throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. There is simply no one like...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxviii, 546 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of the popular artist traces his life and argues that his work is far more interesting and manipulative than critics have credited him for.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introducing readers to one of the most celebrated musical artists of the 21st century, this inspiring biography of the singer, songwriter and guitarist shows how, when record executives thought there was no place in country music for her songs, she was fearless and proved them wrong.
12) Taylor Swift
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This Little Golden Book about Taylor Swift--the singer and songwriter whose distinctive talent for storytelling has made her one of the biggest superstars in both country and pop music--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children as well as their Swiftie parents!"--
Author
Publisher
Broadstreet Pub
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
176 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"[Presents] stories and lessons of [football player Jamaal Charles'] ... childhood, defined by people overlooking him. Young readers will see how Jamaal deals with bullying and endures teasing because of a long undiagnosed learning disability that enabled him to participate in the Special Olympics as a 10-year-old. The gold medals he won at the Special Olympics empowered him, and Jamaal displayed a rare work ethic and determination in everything he...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
50 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On February 7, 2021, Tom Brady lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy into the air for the seventh time in his career. After winning the Super Bowl six times with the New England Patriots, this was Brady's first win with his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The record-breaking win further solidified what many people had already believed for two decades: Tom Brady is the GOAT: Greatest Of All Time. This moving story details the life of Tom Brady and the...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 484 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This new biography of the brilliant Southern author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is based on newly available letters and journals and traces how she captured the heart and longing of the outcast.
Author
Publisher
Barnes and Noble Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Expanded version ; Revision no. 2.
Physical Desc
205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The History of Pierpont, Ohio is the story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It's stories like that of Amos Huntley, not only was he a pioneer that opened this land, he was a veteran of the American Revolution, having answered the call of the Lexington Alarm in the opening battle of the war. Of Mary Turner, who buried her young daughter and later saw her four sons fight in the Battle of Nashville and all survive to come home.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Paints a vivid portrait of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, tracing her rise to stardom as she travels from Mexico to New York City, where her first-ever solo exhibition took the world by storm.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Tracing the extraordinary lives and legacy of two civil rights icons, this gripping account of Medgar and Myrlie Evers is told through their relationship and the work that went into winning basic rights for black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.
Publisher
Sourcebooks Explore
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
96 pages chiefly color illustrations 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a time when people were ruthlessly persecuted and killed, some were able to make it through alive. Whether it was thanks to lucky twists of fate or the loving sacrifices of others, they lived to tell their stories, which serve as reminders to never allow such a tragedy to happen again. These are the unbelievable true stories of six children, in their own words, of how they survived one of the darkest times in human history" 5698/
20) The survivors of the Clotilda: the lost stories of the last captives of the American slave trade
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston's rediscovered classic Barracoon, an immersive and revelatory history of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors-the last documented survivors of any slave ship-whose lives diverged and intersected in profound ways"--