Tag search:Biography

Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

by Joseph Lemasolai-Lekuton
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
*Africa, Autobiography, Biography, *Kenya, Education, Masai, Memoir, Multicultural, lions, African literature, HISTORY (940-999) — 2 more, GRADE 7 Curriculum: AFRICA, Africa
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5934
Status
Available

Paul Gauguin (Great Artists)

by Maria Siponta De Salvia
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
GAUGUIN-PAUL, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, Post-Impressionism, Art, Art History, Painting, *France, French Painters, *Tahiti, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4951
Status
Available

Who Is Simone Biles? (Who is?)

by Stefanie Loh
Paperback, 2023
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), *Shelved in Who is_Series, who was_series, Gymnastics, Olympics, OLYMPICS-BIOGRAPHY, Small Green Dot
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ)
Barcode
7464
Status
Available

Monet (Famous Artists Series)

by Antony Mason
Paperback, 1995
Tags
MONET_CLAUDE 1840-1926, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, IMPRESSIONISM, *France, French Painters, Art, Art History, Painting, Giverny, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Famous Artists
Barcode
4975
Status
Checked out
Due May 9, 2024

Claude Monet (Art for Young People)

by Peter Harrison
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
MONET_CLAUDE 1840-1926, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, IMPRESSIONISM, *France, French Painters, Art, Art History, Painting, Giverny, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4963
Status
Checked out
Due May 9, 2024

Who Was Claude Monet?

by Ann Waldron
Paperback, 2009
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Small Green Dot, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), INVENTORY LS 2022_23, MONET_CLAUDE 1840-1926, (921) BIOGRAPHY, who was_series, *Shelved in Who is_Series, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (35)
Barcode
6856
Status
Checked out
Due May 7, 2024

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)

by Ruby Bridges
Paperback, 2009
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, BRIDGES, RUBY, *African American, Civil Rights, Biography, Black History, Black History Month, Autobiography, Segregation, Social Studies — 1 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
2795
Status
Available

First Flight: The Wright Brothers (DK Readers, Level 4)

by Caryn Jenner
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Wright Brothers, AIRPLANES, Wilbur Wright 1867-1912, Orville Wright 1871-1948, Biography, American History, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
3136
Status
Available

The Great Gretzky (All Aboard Reading)

by S. A. Kramer
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Hockey, Sports, Athletes, Biography, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
3105
Status
Available

Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race (Step into Reading)

by Monica Kulling
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Ford-Henry, automobile racing, Cars, Biography, Historical Fiction, Inventors, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Automobiles, Racing, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
3109
Status
Available

Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball (Step into Reading)

by Jim O'Connor
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Jackie Robinson 1919-1972, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Baseball, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, American History, Negro Leagues, Black History, Sports, Biography, Civil Rights — 3 more, Harlem Renaissance, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
3143
Status
Available

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

by Anne Lamott
Paperback, 1994
Tags
Biography, babies, Motherhood, Parenting, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, EC new collection 2022_23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, EC Motherhood, Memoir, Autobiography
Collection
EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Barcode
7192
Status
Available

Van Gogh

by Pascal Bonafoux
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
(750) PAINTING AND PAINTERS, VAN GOGH-VINCENT 1853-1890, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, Post-Impressionism, Painting, Art, Art History, Vincent Van Gogh, *Netherlands, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4993
Status
Available

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light

by Robert Burleigh
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC-HENRI DE 1864-1901, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, Post-Impressionism, Printing, Posters, Art, Art History, Painting, *France, French Painters — 2 more, Graphic Design, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4992
Status
Available

Who Was Jim Thorpe?

by James Buckley Jr.
Paperback, 2023
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, *Native American, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), *Shelved in Who is_Series, who was_series, Olympics, OLYMPICS-BIOGRAPHY, Small Green Dot
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ)
Barcode
7456
Status
Checked out
Due May 7, 2024

M.L.K.: The Journey of a King

by Tonya Bolden
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Black History, *African American, Civil Rights, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Martin Luther King Jr., INVENTORY LS 2022_23, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5761
Status
Available

Martin Luther King Jr. (Judge for Yourself)

by Christine Hatt
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Biography, Civil Rights, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (921) BIOGRAPHY, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr., (920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5762
Status
Available

The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever

by H. Joseph Hopkins
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Sessions, Kate 1883-1940, Biography, Trees, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2233
Status
Available

Extraordinary Women in Politics (Extraordinary People)

by Charles Gulotta
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
(920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, WOMEN_POLITICS, Biography, Women, Government, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Extraordinary People
Barcode
5379
Status
Available

Great Girls in Michigan History (Great Lakes Books Series)

by Patricia Majher
Paperback, 2015
Tags
WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY_MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN_BIOGRAPHY, MICHIGAN-HISTORY-BIOGRAPHY, Michigan, Women's History, Women, Biography, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (970) HISTORY_NORTH AMERICA, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6152
Status
Checked out
Due May 14, 2024

Great Women Athletes (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5)

by Darice Bailer
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Athletes, Women, Biography, WOMEN_SPORTS, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
2775
Status
Available

From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World

by James Rumford
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
GUTENBERG-JOHANN 1397?-1468, Printing, BOOKS-HISTORY, Inventions, MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION-PRINTING, GERMAN PRINTERS-BIOGRAPHY, GERMAN STUDIES, Books, Biography, Picture Books, Picture Book Biography — 6 more, Gutenberg, Germany, German History, (000) GENERALITIES_COMPUTERS_UFOs, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3394
Status
Available

James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales

by James Herriot
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
Animals, Animal Stories, Veterinarians, *England, Yorkshire, Short Stories, Pets, Farm Animals, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography — 2 more, Author's B-Day in October, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
252
Status
Available

Seurat and La Grande Jatte

by Robert Burleigh
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
SEURAT-GEORGES 1859-1891, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, Post-Impressionism, *France, French Painters, Art, Art History, Painting, Pointillism, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4991
Status
Available

Who Was Neil Armstrong?

by Roberta Edwards
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Astronauts, who was_series, *Shelved in Who is_Series, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot)
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (31)
Barcode
7170
Status
Available

Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (The Midwife Trilogy)

by Jennifer Worth
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Autobiography, Biography, Childbirth, *England, History, midwife, Midwifery, *London, Memoir, Poverty, Nursing — 4 more, Women, EC new collection 2022_23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, EC Motherhood
Collection
EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Series
Midwife Trilogy (1)
Barcode
6970
Status
Available

Who Was Helen Keller?

by Gare Thompson
Paperback, 2003
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, visual disabilities, Disability, Blindness, Blind_Deaf, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), *Shelved in Who is_Series, who was_series — 3 more, Deaf, Helen Keller, Small Green Dot
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (11)
Barcode
7451
Status
Available

Who Was Anne Frank? (Who was?)

by Ann Abramson
Paperback, 2007
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Anne Frank, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Biography, Small Green Dot
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (26)
Barcode
7453
Status
Available

Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

by Pam Pollack
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, who was_series, *Shelved in Who is_Series, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Alexander Hamilton, American Revolution, American History, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY — 5 more, Founding Fathers, 18th Century, Revolutionary War, *West Indian, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (141)
Barcode
7173
Status
Available

The Dreamer (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)

by Pam Munoz Ryan
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
Pablo Neruda, *Chile, Biography, Poetry, Historical Fiction, dreams, Family, magical realism, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels — 10 more, CHILE, SOUTH AMERICA, *South America, GRADE 7 Curriculum: SOUTH AMERICA, Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep_Oct), GRADE 7 Curriculum: SOUTH AMERICA_CHILE, 6th grade: Realistic Fiction (RF): Other, abuse, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
520
Status
Available
Call number
Fic Rya

Little Crow: Leader of the Dakota

by Gwenyth Swain
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Biography, *Native American, Indians, (970) HISTORY_NORTH AMERICA, Dakota Indians, leaders, Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5969
Status
Available

Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin

by Tracy Newman
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Music, violin, Disability, immigrant, *Israel, Musicians, Polio, Picture Books, Perseverance — 4 more, Jewish, *Jewish, Biography, resilience
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Status
Available

Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)

by Johanna Hurwitz
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Biography, Women, Women's History, Blind_Deaf, Disability, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, Blindness, Deaf, Courage, Physically Handicapped, Short Biography (Small Green Dot) — 3 more, Small Green Dot, American History, visual disabilities
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5518
Status
Available

Pocahontas

by Joseph Bruchac
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Native American, Biography, Jamestown, POCAHONTAS D. 1617, John Smith, Historical Fiction, Colonial America, American History, Powhatan, Women, Women's History — 7 more, THANKSGIVING, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, *Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5796
Status
Available
Call number
921 POC

The Double Life of Pocahontas

by Jean Fritz
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
Native American, Biography, Jamestown, POCAHONTAS D. 1617, John Smith, Historical Fiction, Colonial America, American History, Powhatan, Women, Women's History — 11 more, THANKSGIVING, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, *Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, (974) HISTORY_STATES OF USA, (970) HISTORY_NORTH AMERICA, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, GRADE 8: Reading Book, *Virginia, Make Way for Reading, HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6135
Status
Available

The True Story of Pocahontas (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)

by Lucille Recht Penner
Paperback, 1994
Tags
Native American, Biography, Jamestown, POCAHONTAS D. 1617, John Smith, Historical Fiction, Colonial America, American History, Powhatan, Women, Women's History — 7 more, THANKSGIVING, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, *Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
2994
Status
Available

The Education of Little Tree

by Forrest Carter
Paperback, 1990
Tags
Biography, Cherokee indians, Historical Fiction, History, Native American, *Native American, Memoir, Depression 1929, Autobiography, Trees, Indigenous Peoples Day
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1205
Status
Available

Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98

by George Dawson
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Biography, *African American, Black History Month
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Status
Available

Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

by Margaret Frith
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Biography, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2020-21, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Electricity, History, Science, who was_series, *Shelved in Who is_Series, Thomas Edison — 2 more, Inventors, Scientists
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (21)
Barcode
6697
Status
Available

Harriet Tubman: Freedom Leader (Townsend Library)

by Tanya Savory
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Biography, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Black History, *African American, Harriet Tubman, Black History Month, INVENTORY HS 2023_24
Collection
HS/Book Nook
Status
Available

The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World

by Saadia Faruqi
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
Muslim, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, Biography, Immigration, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, muslim cultural history, Malala_Yousafzai, (920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7460
Status
Available

My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles: The Amazing True Story of One Boy’s Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion

by Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
Refugees, Africa, *Africa, Chess, Champions, RED DOT, Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, *Nigeria, AFRICAN AMERICAN — 2 more, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Middle School
Status
Available

Who Was Queen Elizabeth II? (Who was?)

by Megan Stine
Paperback, 2021
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, Biography, (921) BIOGRAPHY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), who was_series, *Shelved in Who is_Series, Elizabeth II, Small Green Dot
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ)
Barcode
7458
Status
Available

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass
Paper Book, 1995
Tags
Biography, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10236
Status
Available

Rudolf Steiner: An Illustrated Biography

by Johannes Hemleben
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Waldorf, Parent Library, Biography, anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner, philosophers
Collections
*Waldorf Selections, EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Status
Available
Call number
Waldorf

George Washington's World

by Genevieve Foster
Paperback, 1997
Tags
American History, 18th Century, American History-18th Century, American Revolution, George Washington, Biography, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, GOOD-KIND-STRONG PEOPLE, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
The World of...
Barcode
7231
Status
Available

Abraham Lincoln's World, Expanded Edition

by Genevieve Foster
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Abraham Lincoln, American History, Biography, Civil War, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, 19th Century, History, Presidents, US Presidents, US History, INVENTORY LS 2022_23 — 2 more, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7225
Status
Available

Biographies for 8th Grade History:Twenty Remarkable Men and Women

Paperback, 2009
Tags
(920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, Biography, 8th grade History, Waldorf, Simón Bolivar, Marie Curie, Gandhi, Helen Keller, Mao Zedong, Nelson Mandela, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr — 40 more, César Chávez, Wangari Maathai, Harriet Tubman, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Spanish Studies, African Biography, *China, Scientists, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, India-Biography, *Shelved in Waldorf Section, Martin Luther King Jr., Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep_Oct), *India, John Harrison, Eli Whitney, Sequoyah, Benito Juarez, Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Clara Barton (1821-1912), Janusz Korcsak, *Poland, *USA, *France, *Mexico, *England, *South America, *Kenya, *South Africa, Nien Cheng, Jomo Kenyatta, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_CHINA, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_INDIA, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Disability, visual disabilities, GOOD-KIND-STRONG PEOPLE
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7234
Status
Available

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

by Jean Lee Latham
Paperback, ?
Tags
Newbery Medal, Historical Fiction, *Massachusetts, Nathaniel Bowditch, Navigation, Sailing, Ships, American History, Math, Mathematics, Biography — 2 more, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, ship_boat_shipwreck
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1337
Status
Available

Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science

by Jeannine Atkins
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
MERIAN-MARIA SIBYLLA-1647-1717, ANNING_MARY (1799-1847), MITCHELL-MARIA-1818-1889, Scientists, Naturalists, PALEONTOLOGISTS, ASTRONOMY, Historical Fiction, GERMAN STUDIES, Biography, Novel in Verse — 4 more, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2016-17, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
15
Status
Available
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