Biography & Autobiography

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503765788Author Margaret LittmanFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Phoenix International Publications, IncorporatedPublisher Phoenix International...

Discover the stories of 20 amazing activists who are caring for our planet and its people. Fascinating facts about each activist's life and times are accompanied by bright and accessible illustrations, making this book ideal for young children wanting...

Neil Armstrong & the Moon Landings brings the heady days of the space race to life, describing the exciting events that led to the great astronaut Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to set foot on the Moon.This simple, friendly children's first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063021891Author Jeanne Walker HarveyFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Stephen Hawking was:A scientist A genius An inspirationWhen Stephen Hawking was told at the age of twenty-one that he only had a few years to live, it made him more determined than ever to find out the answers to life's big questions.Diagnosed with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426332494Author Buzz AldrinFormat HardbackPage Count 16Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams) 740gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493830725Author Heather SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Teacher Created Materials, IncPublisher Teacher Created Materials, Inc

An inspiring, empowering, fantastically feminist and totally true story, perfect for fans of Little People, Big Dreams and Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls! Meet the incredible Bronte family - Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell Bronte are no ordinary...

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she...

Meet the champion of the England women’s team, Heather Knight, in this thrilling unofficial biography! Heather Knight is a talented all-rounder and first-class batter, with a stellar career across all formats of the game. She has led the England...

Be inspired by the lives of trailblazers past and present in this fun and factual biography series! How did Harriet Tubman help hundreds of enslaved people reach freedom? Born into slavery on a Maryland plantation, Harriet's life was full of hardship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861716531Author Jonathan LandawFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781998700Author Ann CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint In A NutshellPublisher Poolbeg Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782183945Author Lorraine MulhollandFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Columba BooksPublisher Columba Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593750926Author Arie KaplanFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 119gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647391126Author Susan B KatzFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

Most famous as the painter who created the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci is also one of history's greatest geniuses - he was a mathematician, architect, astronomer, scientist and musician... and he even invented the helicopter! From artists to aviators...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783125128Author Clive GiffordFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Welbeck Publishing GroupPublisher Welbeck Publishing Group

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Carl Linnaeus was one of the most important and influential scientists who ever lived. He invented a system for naming and classifying living things, which is still in...

Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven...

Stephen Lawrence was a bright, athletic, young man with high hopes for the future. He lived in south-east London with his parents, younger brother and younger sister. On 22 April 1993, he was brutally murdered while he was waiting for the bus. He was...

"Revelatory to young audiences in more ways than one." -Kirkus "Many STEM-for-girls biographies fan excitement over women's achievements, but this title actually brings the central scientific concept within middle-grade reach." -The Bulletin of the...

Discover the amazing life story of Martin Luther King Jr, whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous "I have a dream" speech, which he gave during the March on...

Remembrance Day: Every year, crowds of people come together to remember young men and women who fought and died in the First World War and later wars. There are some moments in history that are so dramatic or important that people remember them forever...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593373408Author Anna Crowley ReddingFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Pura Belpre Award (Illustrator) 2018.Book InformationISBN 9780735842694Author Monica BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint North-South BooksPublisher...

Discover Your Meeting Place with the Prophet (S)!If your child hasn't experienced this splendid tale, then they're really missing out on something powerful. Here's why:The Prophet's Pond is about the 'hawd' (pool) of the Prophet Muhammad (S) where he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735845442Author Rashin KheiriyehFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South Books

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399551857Author Dean RobbinsFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Knopf Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

A winsome, user-friendly introduction to all things Dickens from former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, with lively interior illustrations by Sarah Nayler.Dickens brought life to some of our favourite characters: his rogues' gallery includes the...

This book explains civil rights and the history of the fight for human rights and equality in an accessible way for younger readers.Included is a foreword by Professor Leslie Thomas QC. Leslie is a leading barrister, a Professor of Law and a passionate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728431598Author Joe LevitFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lerner Publications (Tm)Publisher Lerner Publications (Tm)Weight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm)...

At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing...

Determination meets dance in this prizewinning and New York Times bestselling memoir by the history-making ballerina Misty Copeland, vividly recounting the story of her journey to become the first African American female principal ballerina at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823442638Author Candace FlemingFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Neal Porter BooksPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 286mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593433522Author Deborah HopkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593808672Author Margaret McNamaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

A special lavishly illustrated new edition of Michael Foreman's classic story. War Game is a modern classic about a group of lads who sign up to fight in World War I and find themselves fighting on the front line. Then, on Christmas Day in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623541682Author Jean L. S. PatrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...