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Summary: "This title introduces readers to Joan of Arc and how she became France's shero by delivering the country from English domination." -- page [4] of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 944.026 PLAPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: This title introduces readers to Harriet Tubman and how she became a shero to free as many slaves as possible through the Underground Railroad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: 973.71 PLACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: "This title introduces readers to Cleopatra and how she became a shero and one of the most famous female rulers of all time" --www.abdobooks.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932.02 PLACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: "This title introduces readers to Sacagawea and how she became a shero for one of America's most famous expeditions. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO."--provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978 PLAJacobs, William Jay.
Summary: A biography of the French explorer who was the founder of Quebec and the "Father of New France."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watts 1974
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CHAMPLAIN JACKurtz, Henry I.
Summary: A biography of John Smith including his life before he voyaged to Virginia, but with special emphasis on his exploits in North America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watts 1976
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB SMITH KURMcManus, Lori
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 MCMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 MCMRauf, Don
Summary: Containing profiles of several of the most famous serial killers throughout history such as Jack the Ripper and H. H. Holmes, this in-depth analysis of the killers minds, behavior, and actions will surely intrigue any psychology student. Comprehensive text explains the life and crimes of these prolific killers from history, and a personality disorder self-assessment quiz will give readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 RAUAuchincloss, Louis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 ROOO'Donnell, Rosie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 O'DONNELL, ROSIE ODOEliot, Marc.
Summary: One of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and '70s with classics like The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair and Bullitt, Steve McQueen is renowned as one of the most exciting and iconic actors to ever come out of Hollywood. Filled with original research, new interviews, and rare photos, this definitive biography of "the King of Cool" includes intimate details of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 MCQUEEN, STEVE ELIKlein, Edward
Summary: She was perhaps the most famous, most scrutinized, most talked about woman of our century. From the moment Jacqueline Kennedy stepped into the White House, she inspired a generation of Americans and changed the face of a nation. But underneath the glitter and the hype, just who was Jackie? Now, in this carefully detailed chronicle, Edward Klein, the former editor in chief of The New York Times...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 ONALemmon, Chris
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LEMMON, JACK LEMRickles, Don.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 RICKLES, DON RICRussell, Jan Jarboe
Summary: A biography of LBJ's wife and a centering force in his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 JOHNSON, LADY BIRD RUSSteinbach, Alice.
Summary: Eight years ago Alice Steinbach, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Baltimore Sun, decided to take a break from her life. She took a leave from job, friends, and family for a European journey of self-discovery, and her first book, Withourt Reservations, was the result. But once Steinbach had opened the door to a new way of living, she found herself unwilling to return to the old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 STEINBACH, ALICE STESherr, Lynn
Summary: The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite. This is a rich portrait of a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America. Warm and admiring but unsparing, it makes this extraordinarily talented and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 RIDE, SALLY SHEHamill, Dorothy.
Summary: The dazzling smile, the signature haircut, the staple spin. Dorothy Hamill grew up on the ice, working toward the dream she was to accomplish by age nineteen: Olympic gold in figure skating. But life was not the picture of perfection it appeared to be. Dorothy faced a painful inner struggle--though she did not know about the depression that ran in her family until much later in life. Weeks and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 GOREPhilips, Katruna
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 PHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 PHIRodriguez, Janel
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 RODVan Pelt, Lori
Summary: Documents the renowned female aviator's attainment of her pilot's license in her early twenties, her famous Atlantic crossings, her record-setting two-decade career, her tragic disappearance in 1937, and the theories surrounding her fate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EARHART, AMELIA VANSperegen, Devra Newberger
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: "Discover the life of Audrey Hepburn-a story about grace, passion, and helping others for kids ages 6 to 9Audrey Hepburn was a famous actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian. Before she became a movie star, she was a young girl in Belgium who wanted to bea ballerina. She lived through a world war and many other difficult times, but never gave up on her dreams and was always kind to everyone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024