Misty Copeland
Text and illustrations look at the life of African American ballet dancer Misty Copeland.
920
year: 2016
copies: 27
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: copeland, misty, ballet dancers, ballerinas, african american dancers, african americans, women, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Jesse Owens
"Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase.
920
year: 2017
copies: 16
call number/section: 920
lexile: 880
subjects: owens, jesse, track and field athletes, african american track and field athletes, african americans, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Mae Jemison
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut, includes information on her early aspirations to become a scientist, her career in NASA, and how she uses her fame to encourage others in astronautics.
920
year: 2016
copies: 20
call number/section: 920
lexile: 880
subjects: jemison, mae, african american women astronauts, astronauts, african americans, women, readers (publications) [X], biographies [X]
Duke Kahanamoku
"Introduces the life and achievements of the surfer who won international fame in four Olympics and used his surfboard to save eight people from a capsized boat in California"--OCLC.
920
year: 2017
copies: 15
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: kahanamoku, duke, surfers, swimmers, readers (publications) [X], biographies [X], biography, juvenile works
Lin-manuel Miranda
A brief biography of Lin-Manual Miranda, a writer, actor, singer and songwriter, as well as the creator of the Broadway musical "Hamilton.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: miranda, lin-manuel, composers, lyricists, actors, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Biography of American Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: ginsburg, ruth bader, women judges, women lawyers, women's rights, judges, lawyers, women, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Roberta Gibb
A biography of Roberta Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: gibb, roberta louise, boston marathon, runners (sports), women runners, women, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Shirley Chisholm
"A ready-to-read level 3 biography of Shirley Chisholm, who, in 1972 became the first African-American woman to enter the Democratic presidential race in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 920
subjects: chisholm, shirley, united states, african american legislators, women legislators, african american women, presidential candidates, african americans, women, readers (publications) [X], biographies [X]