Rachel Carson : A Biography
In her biography, Rachel Carson emerges as a talented scientist and exceptional writer who shared her "sense of wonder" about nature with both scientists and the general public.
920
year: 2004
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
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Marie Curie : A Biography
Marie Curie was one of the most important women in history and one of the most influential scientists, man or woman, of the 19th and 20th centuries.
921
year: 2004
copies: 3
call number/section: 921
lexile:
Biography For Beginners
Short biographies of K.A. Applegate, Animorphs author; Christopher Paul Curtis, author, Jeff Gordon, stock car racer, Alexandra Nechita, artist; Daniel Pinkwater, author, David Satcher, doctor & scientist; William Steig, author; Sheryl Swoopes, basketball player; Amy Van Dyken, swimmer.
920
year: 2011
copies: 8
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: biography
Biography Today
920
year: 1995
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: biography - 20th century - juvenile literature, celebrities - biography - juvenile literature, united states - biography -juvenile literature
Vietnam War. Biographies. Volume 2, L-z
Including a Vietnam War timeline and a "Words to Know" section, this volume, covering "L-Z," presents biographies of men and women who participated in or were affected by the Vietnam War.
959.7
year: 2001
copies: 9
call number/section: 959.7
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Papa, An Intimate Biography Of Mark Twain
A biography of Twain written by his daughter Susy when she was thirteen and he was fifty.
920
year: 1985
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: clemens, susy, twain, mark, children's writings, authors, american, children's writings, american
Jason Derulo
Biography of star pop singer Jason Derulo. Blue Banner Biographies are up to date well written and colorful.
920
year: 2015
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
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Biography Today: Author Series, Vol.14
Contains profiles of people of interest to young readers.
920
year: 1996
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: biography, celebrities, children's literature, young adult literature, authors, english, authors, american, zindel, paul, white, e.b, vonnegut, kurt, jr, taylor, mildred, rylant, cynthia, paulsen, gary, nixon, joan lowery, larson, gary, king, stephen, kerr, m.e, hinton, s.e, herrit, james, hamilton, virginia, grisham, john, daves, jim, dahl, roald, cormier, robert, childress, alice, carle, eric, authors, english authors, american authors, united states
Maggie Smith
"No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith.
920
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: smith, maggie, actors, biography & autobiography / entertainment & performing arts, biography & autobiography / women
Forty Autumns
In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family?of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
920
year: 2017
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: willner, nina, germany (east), berlin (germany), women, berlin wall, berlin, germany, 1961-1989, german americans, women intelligence officers, intelligence officers, biography & autobiography / personal memoirs, biography & autobiography / military, biography & autobiography / historical, memoir, biographies
Serena Williams
"The career of tennis star Serena Williams is chronicled in this comprehensive biography, complete with stats and photographs"--.
796.34
year:
copies: 8
call number/section: 796.34
lexile:
subjects: williams, serena, african american women tennis players, tennis players, african americans, women, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / sports & recreation, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / women, juvenile nonfiction / sports & recreation / racket sports, juvenile nonfiction / sports & recreation / olympics, juvenile nonfiction / sports & recreation / general, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / cultural heritage, biographies
Margaret Thatcher, The Authorized Biography
Biography of Margaret Thatcher focusing on her years as Prime Minister of Great Britain, beginning with her landslide election in 1983 up through the attempt made on her life by the IRA and beyond to the legacy she left behind in working with American President Ronald Reagan and the U.
920
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: thatcher, margaret, conservative party (great britain), prime ministers, women, great britain
Danza!
Text and illustrations look at the life of Amalia Hern?ndez, the dancer and choreographer who founded the Mexican Folkloric Ballet, a dance organization that continues to perform today.
920
year: 2017
copies: 18
call number/section: 920
lexile: 980
subjects: hern?ndez, amalia, ballet folkl?rico de m?xico, dancers, folk dancing, women, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / cultural heritage, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / art, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / music, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / performing arts, juvenile nonfiction / people & places / mexico, biographies
Leonardo Da Vinci
"He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The [bestselling biographer] brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography.
FIC
year:
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: leonardo, artists, scientists, gifted persons, biography & autobiography / historical, biography & autobiography / science & technology, biography & autobiography / artists, architects, photographers, biographies
Collective Biographies Of Slave Resistance Heroes
"This ... volume of biographies celebrates the lives of those who railed against slavery.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: garrison, william lloyd, tubman, harriet, abolitionists, antislavery movements, underground railroad, harpers ferry (w. va.), electronic books, biographies, electronic books