Tag search:biography

Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends (Kid Legends)

by David Stabler
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
art, artist, biography
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
709.2

50 Unbelievable Women and Their Fascinating (and True!) Stories (They Did What?)

by Saundra Mitchell
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Women and Girls, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders
Collections
Children's Circulating, Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
920.72

March: Book Three: 3

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2016
Tags
graphic novel, biography, John Lewis, Historical Figures and Leaders, Black history, black mc, civil rights, Government Justice and Civic Responsibility
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
March (3)
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer

by Diane Stanley
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
STEM, science, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders, white mc
Collections
Children's Circulating, Nonfiction, Biography
Status
Available
Call number
510.92

Tesla For Beginners

by Robert I. Sutherland-Cohen
Paperback, 2016
Tags
STEM, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders, science, engineering, white mc
Collections
Children's Circulating, Nonfiction, Biography
Status
Available
Call number
621.3

Women Who Launched the Computer Age (You Should Meet)

by Laurie Calkhoven
Paperback, 2016
Tags
math, computer, STEM, women's history, Women and Girls, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
004.092

Mae Jemison (You Should Meet)

by Laurie Calkhoven
Paperback, 2016
Tags
space, astronaut, Women and Girls, women's history, Historical Figures and Leaders, BIPOC Voices, biography, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
629.450092

Misty Copeland (You Should Meet)

by Laurie Calkhoven
Paperback, 2016
Tags
ballet, dance, sports, biography, women's history, Women and Girls, Historical Figures and Leaders, Bodies Minds and Abilities, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
792.8092

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Javaka Steptoe
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
art, Black history, biography, Be Yourself, black mc, Latinx mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
740.92

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

by Bonnie Bader
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Historical Figures and Leaders, Black history, civil rights, biography, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (29)
Status
Available
Call number
323.092

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

by Debbie Levy
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
women's history, civil rights, protest, biography, girl power, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
347.73

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial (Carter G Woodson Honor Book (Awards))

by Susan E. Goodman
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
school, segregation, Black history, biography, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
344.744

Miss Todd and Her Wonderful Flying Machine — The true story of the first woman in the world to design and build an airplane

by Kristina Yee
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
aviation, pilot, girl power, women's history, biography, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
629.13

Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist

by Barbara Herkert
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
biography, quilts, Civil War, slavery, Georgia, Events and Eras, Black history, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
746.46092

Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 2015
Tags
biography, Black history, protest, voting rights, women's history, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Checked out
Call number
323.092

I am Amelia Earhart (Ordinary People Change the World)

by Brad Meltzer
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
biography, Women and Girls, women's history, Historical Figures and Leaders, aviation
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Ordinary People Change the World
Status
Available
Call number
629.13092

I am Albert Einstein

by Brad Meltzer
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
science, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Ordinary People Change the World
Status
Available
Call number
530.092

I am Abraham Lincoln (Ordinary People Change the World)

by Brad Meltzer
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
biography, Civil War, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Ordinary People Change the World
Status
Available
Call number
973.7092

Sisters

by Raina Telgemeier
Paperback, 2014
Tags
family, sisters, new baby, road trip, graphic novel, biography, based on a true story
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Smile (2)
Status
Available
Call number
306.875

Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4)

by Michaela DePrince
Paperback, 2014
Tags
Africa, ballet, dance, Bodies Minds and Abilities, biography, Women and Girls, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
792.802

Different . . . Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD

by Temple Grandin
Paperback, 2012
Tags
biography, autism, Asperger's, disability, Bodies Minds and Abilities
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
618.9285

I Am Sacagawea (I Am... #1)

by Grace Norwich
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Native American, biography, Lewis and Clark expedition, women's history, Women and Girls, native mc, Historical Figures and Leaders
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
I Am (#1)
Status
Available
Call number
978.004

I Am Helen Keller (I Am... #3)

by Grace Norwich
Paperback, 2012
Tags
blind, deaf, Braille, women's history, Women and Girls, biography, white mc, Historical Figures and Leaders
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
I Am (#3)
Status
Available
Call number
362.4

Alexander Hamilton: the Outsider

by Jean Fritz
Paperback, 2012
Tags
founding father, Revolutionary War, Treasury Department, biography, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
973.4092

Zora!: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

by Dennis Brindell Fradin
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
biography, Black history, women's history, Women and Girls, author, writer, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
813.52

The Story of Harriet Tubman

by Debra J. Housel
Paperback, 2011
Tags
biography, Women and Girls, black mc, slavery, freed slaves, Underground Railroad
Collections
At Higher Works Collaborative, Children's Circulating
Series
Junior Biography Series
Status
Available

The Story of Wilma Rudolph

by Stephanie E. Macceca
Paperback, 2011
Tags
biography, sports, Women and Girls, black mc, track
Collections
At Higher Works Collaborative, Children's Circulating
Status
Available

The Story of Jackie Robinson

by Stephanie E. Macceca
2011
Tags
biography, black mc, sports, baseball
Collections
At Higher Works Collaborative, Children's Circulating
Status
Available

The Story of George Washington Carver

by Jennifer Kroll
Paperback, 2011
Tags
biography, science, invention, early reader level 2, black mc
Collections
At Higher Works Collaborative, Children's Circulating
Status
Available

A Peace of My Mind: Exploring the Meaning of Peace One Story At a Time

by John Noltner
Paperback, 2011
Tags
biography, history, peace, diverse community
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
172

Who Was Dr. Seuss?

by Janet B. Pascal
Paperback, 2011
Tags
author, biography, children's literature, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (42)
Status
Available
Call number
813.52

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

by Phillip Hoose
Paperback, 2010
Tags
biography, Historical Figures and Leaders, Black history, Racism Prejudice and Discrimination, segregation, civil rights, speak up, black mc, Women and Girls
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
323.092

Two Miserable Presidents

by Steve Sheinkin
Paper Book, 2010
Tags
biography, Civil War, Events and Eras, presidents, Government Justice and Civic Responsibility, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
973.7

Smile

by Raina Telgemeier
Paperback, 2010
Tags
family, sisters, braces, graphic novel, based on a true story, biography, friendship, school, bullying
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Smile (1)
Status
Available
Call number
617.645

Library Book: A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver

by Aliki
Paperback, 2010
Tags
black mc, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders, STEM, science, plants, Black history
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
630.92

Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)

by Philip Gambone
Paperback, 2010
Tags
LGBTQ, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
306.76

She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story

by Audrey Vernick
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
sports, baseball, Negro Leagues, biography, Black history, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
796.357092

DK Readers L4: Free At Last: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. (DK Readers Level 4)

by Angela Bull
Paperback, 2009
Tags
biography, civil rights, Government Justice and Civic Responsibility, Historical Figures and Leaders, Events and Eras, protest, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
323.092

Coretta Scott

by Ntozake Shange
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Black history, women's history, biography, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Checked out
Call number
323.092

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
jazz, music, biography, North Carolina, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
788.7

Sterling Biographies®: Marian Anderson: A Voice Uplifted

by Victoria Garrett Jones
Paperback, 2008
Tags
biography, singer, civil rights, Events and Eras, Black history, black mc, Historical Figures and Leaders, segregation
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Sterling Biographies
Status
Available

Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis

by Robbin Gourley
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
food, cultural food, chef, biography, women's history, Black history, black mc, recipe, healthy cooking
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
641.5

A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero

by Gina Capaldi
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
biography, Native American, Historical Figures and Leaders, native mc, doctor, activist, protest, Racism Prejudice, slavery
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
970.004

Henry's Freedom Box: True Story from the Underground Railroad (Paperback)

by Ellen Levine
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Black history, slavery, Underground Railroad, biography, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
973.7

Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother

by Sonia Nazario
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Honduras, immigrant, family, Latinx mc, documentary, biography
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
305.23089687283073

Emily

by Michael Bedard
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
poetry, biography, writing, social anxiety, women's history, Women and Girls, Historical Figures and Leaders, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad (Hardcover)

by Ellen Levine
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Black history, slavery, Underground Railroad, biography, black mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
973.7

Martin Luther King Jr.: Internet Referenced (Usborne Young Reading: Series Three)

by Rob Lloyd Jones
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
biography, Historical Figures and Leaders, black mc, Black history, Racism Prejudice and Discrimination
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Usborne Famous Lives, Usborne Young Reading (series 3)
Status
Available
Call number
323.092

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

by James McBride
Paperback, 2006
Tags
memoir, biography, family, black mc
Collections
Adult Circulating, Nonfiction, Biography
Status
Available
Call number
974.71004960730092

LeBron James: King of the Court (High Five Reading)

by Tom Sibila
Paperback, 2005
Tags
High interest lower RL, biography, Historical Figures and Leaders, black mc, Black history, basketball
Collections
At Higher Works Collaborative, Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
796.323
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