Tag search:biography

Harry Houdini: Master of Magic

by Robert Kraske
Paperback, 1989
Tags
ages 6-8, AR book - MG, biography, magic, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Scholastic Biography
Barcode
1968
Status
Available
Call number
J B HOU

Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein

by Don Brown
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ALA Notable Children's Book, BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, AR book - LG, respecting differences, biography, science
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
1810
Status
Available
Call number
E B EIN

His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg

by Louise W. Borden
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Holocaust, Sweden, AR book - MG+, aiding those in distress, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
2056
Status
Available
Call number
T B WAL

Keeping the Promise: A Torah's Journey

by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Ilan Ramon, Bergen-Belsen, astronaut, Israel, mensch - decent person, Holocaust, AR book - LG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, Bar Mitzvah — 4 more, biography, Holocaust - concentration camps, Torah, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2052
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.461 LEH

Hammerin' Hank: The Life of Hank Greenberg

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
baseball, AR book - LG, work ethic, athletes, biography, sports
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
3408
Status
Available
Call number
E B GRE

Who Was Levi Strauss?

by Ellen Labrecque
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
biography, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ)
Barcode
6745
Status
Available
Call number
J B STR

Try It!: How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat

by Mara Rockliff
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
biography, food, ages 3-5
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6754
Status
Available
Call number
E B CAP

Love Every Leaf: The Life of Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

by Kathy Stinson
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
biography, women, caring for the environment, perseverance, architecture, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4165
Status
Available
Call number
T B OBE

Abraham Joshua Heschel: Man of Spirit, Man of Action

by Or N. Rose
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, URJ Middle School list, social activism, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah, loving God, African American - Jewish relations, biography, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations — 7 more, Judaism, philosophy, rabbis, race relations, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1571
Status
Available
Call number
T B HES

Munbaz II and Other Mitzvah Heroes

by Danny Siegel
Paperback, 1988
Tags
tikkun olam - repairing the world, tzedakah - charity, teen - young adult, biography, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collections
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12), Federation Collection
Barcode
4942
Status
Available
Call number
T 909.04924 SIE

Jean Laffite: The Pirate Who Saved America

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
biography, AR book - LG, historical fiction, achrayut - responsibility, taking initiative, courage - ometz lev, strength - koach, United States, Sephardim, United States - Civil War, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
3912
Status
Available
Call number
E B LAF

One Hundred and One Jewish Read Aloud Stories: Ten Minute Readings From the World's Best Loved Jewis

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2 (1 story), derekh eretz - doing the right thing, mitzvah - mitzvot, Bible stories, biography, folklore - folktales - legends, short stories, teshuvah - repentance, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1353
Status
Available
Call number
J 808.8 GOL

A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games

by Lori Alexander
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
sports, biography, ages 9-12, AR book - MG
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
6691
Status
Available
Call number
J B GUT

Rashi: The Story Of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki

by Yaakov Dovid Shulman
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Rashi, biography
Collections
Adult Biography, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6626
Status
Available
Call number
B RAS

Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
biography
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
6975
Status
Available
Call number
E B ALE

Gal Gadot: Soldier, Model, Wonder Woman (Gateway Biographies)

by Jill Sherman
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
biography, women, Israel, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
5602
Status
Available
Call number
J B GAD

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality

by Jonah Winter
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
biography, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, judges and lawyers, Sydney Taylor Notable Book, women
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5513
Status
Available
Call number
E B GIN

Henry Kissinger (Modern Peacemakers)

by Heather Lehr Wagner
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
biography, United States, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Series
Modern Peacemakers
Barcode
5515
Status
Available
Call number
T B KIS

Woman's Work: The Story Of Betty Friedan (Feminist Voices)

by Lisa Frederiksen Bohannon
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
women, biography, teen - young adult, feminism, AR book - MG+
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
5521
Status
Available
Call number
T B FRI

A Hero of Our Own: The Story of Varian Fry

by Sheila Isenberg
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - refugees, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II, World War II - United States
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
5528
Status
Available
Call number
B FRY

When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel

by G. Neri
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
music, biography, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
5544
Status
Available
Call number
J B SIM

Roller Coaster Grandma

by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer
Paperback, 2018
Tags
graphic novel format, biography, women, Holocaust - Kindertransport
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
5537
Status
Available
Call number
J B WES

Albert Einstein: Young Thinker (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Marie Hammontree
Paperback, 1986
Tags
science, biography, ages 6-8, AR book - MG, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Barcode
5555
Status
Available
Call number
J B EIN

Harry Houdini: Young Magician (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Kathryn Kilby Borland
Paperback, 1991
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, biography, magic, AR book - MG
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans (Entertainers & Artists), Childhood of Famous Americans II
Barcode
5554
Status
Available
Call number
J B HOU

An Unlikely Ballerina

by Krystyna Poray Goddu
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
dance, ballet, biography, ages 6-8, ages 3-5, women
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5577
Status
Available
Call number
E B MAR

13 Stradomska Street: A Memoir of Exile and Return

by Andrew Potok
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Holocaust - Poland, artists, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, biography
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5599
Status
Available
Call number
759.9438 POT

Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism

by Marc Aronson
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AR book - MG+, teen - young adult, photography, newspapers and media, Spain, biography
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
5603
Status
Available
Call number
T 770 ARO

Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing

by Jeffrey Sussman
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
athletes, biography, boxing, sports
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5594
Status
Available
Call number
796.83 SUS

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Creator (Essential Lives)

by Marcia Amidon Lusted
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
AR book - MG, computers, teen - young adult, biography
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Series
Essential Lives
Barcode
5492
Status
Available
Call number
T B ZUC

Dirty Wars and Polished Silver: The Life and Times of a War Correspondent Turned Ambassatrix

by Lynda Schuster
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
biography, newspapers and media, women
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
5609
Status
Available
Call number
B SCH

The Google Guys: Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin

by Richard L. Brandt
Paperback, 2011
Tags
computers, internet, technology, biography
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5617
Status
Available
Call number
338.7 BRA

Marx Freud & Einstein: Heroes of the Mind

by Corinne Maier
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Karl Marx, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, biography, graphic novel format, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
5618
Status
Available
Call number
T 920.71 MAI

The Journey That Saved Curious George Young Readers Edition: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey

by Louise Borden
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 9-12, ALA Notable Children's Book, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, courage - ometz lev, animals, biography, France, World War II, Holocaust - refugees — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
5619
Status
Available
Call number
J B REY

The Journey That Saved Curious George Young Readers Edition: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey

by Louise Borden
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 9-12, ALA Notable Children's Book, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, courage - ometz lev, animals, biography, France, World War II, Holocaust - refugees — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
5620
Status
Available
Call number
J B REY

The Magician and the Spirits

by Deborah Noyes
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AR book - MG, supernatural, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, biography
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
5650
Status
Available
Call number
J B HOU

Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing

by Nancy Churnin
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
music, composers, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, biography, immigration and emigration
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5653
Status
Available
Call number
E B BER

Write On, Irving Berlin!

by Leslie Kimmelman
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
music, composers, biography, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5649
Status
Available
Call number
E B BER

God Bless America: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin

by Adah Nuchi
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Irving Berlin, biography, music, composers, immigration and emigration, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5674
Status
Available
Call number
E B BER

Regina Persisted: An Untold Story

by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
women, rabbis, biography, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Germany, National Jewish Book Award finalist, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Biography (picture books)
Barcode
5681
Status
Available
Call number
E B JON

My Country, My Life: Fighting for Israel, Searching for Peace

by Ehud Barak
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Israel - government and politics, biography, National Jewish Book Award
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
5709
Status
Available
Call number
B BAR

Notorious RBG Young Readers' Edition: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

by Irin Carmon
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
biography, judges and lawyers, women, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
5494
Status
Available
Call number
J B GIN

Who Was Maurice Sendak?

by Janet B. Pascal
Paperback, 2013
Tags
AR book - MG, biography, artists, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (49)
Barcode
5502
Status
Available
Call number
J B SEN

Lillian Wald: America’s Great Social and Healthcare Reformer

by Paul Kaplan
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
women, biography, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
5736
Status
Available
Call number
T B WAL

The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America

by Joyce Antler
Paperback, 1998
Tags
women, United States - history, biography
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
5334
Status
Available
Call number
920.72 ANT

Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems

by Barbara Krasner
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
women, poetry, biography
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
7000
Status
Available
Call number
T B ROS

Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend

by Alison Leslie Gold
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, biography, Anne Frank, Netherlands
Collections
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12), Federation Collection
Barcode
4777
Status
Available
Call number
T 949.23 GOL

Bio: Yitzhak Rabin

by Biography Artist
DVD, 2004
Tags
Yitzhak Rabin, biography
Collections
DVDs, Federation Collection
Barcode
4782
Status
Available
Call number
DVD B RAB

Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide

by Michael B. Oren
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Israel - government and politics, biography
Collections
Adult Biography, Federation Collection
Barcode
4899
Status
Available
Call number
B ORE

Jewish Sages of Today: Profiles of Extraordinary People

by Aryeh Rubin
Paperback, 2009
Tags
biography, authors, wisdom - study - learning
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4906
Status
Available
Call number
920.009 RUB

A Hero of Our Own: The Story of Varian Fry

by Sheila Isenberg
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - refugees, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II, World War II - United States
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4925
Status
Available
Call number
B FRY
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