Eyes Of The World
Looks at the life and work of war photographers Robert Capa and Gerta Taro, who were pioneers in the field of photojournalism as they captured images from the Spanish Civil War.
920
year: 2017
copies: 43
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: capa, robert, taro, gerta, photojournalism, war photography, spain, photojournalists, war photographers, biographies [X]
Vincent And Theo
Beautifully told, this is the true story of the relationship between brothers Theo and Vincent van Gogh.
920
year: 2019
copies: 61
call number/section: 920
lexile: 900
subjects: gogh, theo van, gogh, vincent van, brothers, painters, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / art, juvenile nonfiction / family / siblings, netherlands, biographies [X]
The Dictators
Explores the ideological and practical conflicts between dictatorships and democracies through the lives, and political and social theories of dictators including Lenin, Stalin, Chiang Kai-shek, Hitler, Stalin and others.
920
year: 2016
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
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The Great Antonio
Text and illustrations look at the life of Croatian-Canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and eccentric Antonio Barichievich, known professionally as The Great Antonio.
920
year: 2016
copies: 10
call number/section: 920
lexile: 510
subjects: barichievich, antonio, weight lifters, strong men, actors, biographies [X], readers (publications)
Arthur Ashe
Text and illustrations present a short biography of tennis star Arthur Ashe, who broke new racial boundaries at a time when America was segregated, later winning the US Open in 1968.
920
year: 2017
copies: 5
call number/section: 920
lexile: 250
subjects: ashe, arthur, tennis players, african american tennis players, african americans, biographies [X], readers (publications)
Caroline's Comets
"Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet and the first woman to be paid as a scientist.
920
year: 2017
copies: 29
call number/section: 920
lexile: 800
subjects: herschel, caroline lucretia, herschel, william, women astronomers, astronomers, women scientists, scientists, discoveries in science, comets, women, biographies [X]
Simone Biles
"This title introduces readers to Simone Biles, providing exciting details about her life and going deep inside the key moments of her gymnastics career"--OCLC.
920
year: 2022
copies: 18
call number/section: 920
lexile: 520
subjects: biles, simone, olympic games (31st : 2016 : rio de janeiro, brazil), women gymnasts, women olympic athletes, spanish language, olympic athletes, gymnasts, women, electronic books, biographies [X], readers (publications), electronic books, spanish language materials, african american women athletes, african americans
Simone Biles
Introduces the Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, and her journer to get to the 2016 Olympics.
920
year: 2017
copies: 7
call number/section: 920
lexile: 790
subjects: biles, simone, olympic games (31st : 2016 : rio de janeiro, brazil), women gymnasts, women olympic athletes, olympic games, gymnasts, women, african americans, olympic athletes, olympic games, 2016 (rio de janeiro, brazil), electronic books, biographies [X], electronic books
Malala
An illustrated biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.
920
year: 2023
copies: 37
call number/section: 920
lexile: 840
subjects: yousafzai, malala, girls, sex discrimination in education, women social reformers, political activists, pakistanis, women, sex discrimination, discrimination in education, biographies [X], reformers
John Deere, That's Who!
Tells the story of John Deere, a young blacksmith from Vermont, who moved to Illinois and changed farming forever.
920
year: 2017
copies: 21
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Booker T. Washington And The Tuskegee Institute
"Booker T. Washington was an educated black man who was very influential in the transition in the United States from the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery to the election of President Barack Obama.
920
year: 2017
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: washington, booker t., tuskegee institute, african american educators, african americans, electronic books, biographies [X], electronic books
Coretta Scott King And The Center For Nonviolent Social Change
Profiles African-American leader Coretta Scott King, whose lifelong devotion to the cause of civil rights included founding the Center for Nonviolent Social Change to carry on the legacy of her late husband, the Rev.
092
year: 2017
copies: 3
call number/section: 092
lexile:
subjects: king, coretta scott, king, martin luther, martin luther king, jr. center for nonviolent social change, african american women civil rights workers, civil rights workers, african americans, civil rights movements, women, electronic books, biographies [X], electronic books
Martin Luther King Jr. And Peaceful Protest
Biography of the famed civil rights leader examines his life, his legacy, and his use of nonviolent civil disobedience to fight discrimination and help bring lasting change to America.
092
year: 2017
copies: 2
call number/section: 092
lexile:
subjects: king, martin luther, african americans, civil rights workers, civil rights movements, nonviolence, electronic books, biographies [X], electronic books
Rosa Parks And Civil Disobedience
Profiles civil rights activist Rosa Parks, whose famous refusal to go to the back of a segregated bus in Montgomery, Ala.
092
year: 2017
copies: 2
call number/section: 092
lexile:
subjects: parks, rosa, african americans, civil rights workers, segregation in transportation, montgomery (ala.), biographies [X]
Madam C.j. Walker
"Describes the life and times of African American entrepreneur C.
920
year: 2017
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile: 990
subjects: walker, c. j., african american women executives, women millionaires, cosmetics industry, executives, millionaires, african americans, women, biographies [X]