Biography & Autobiography

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547906041Author Andrea Davis PinkneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Clarion BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 264mm *...

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Michael Phelps began swimming at age seven at the urging of his mum. As a young boy, Michael was brimming with energy - more energy than most other kids his age - and Mrs. Phelps thought this sport could help keep...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525428510Author Brad MeltzerFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Dial Books for Young Readers,USPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award 2019 and Information Book Award 2019 and UK School Library Association Information Book Award -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152085667Author Louis HaberFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

Stanley Lieber was just seventeen when he got his first job at Timely Comics in 1939. Since then, the man now known as Stan Lee has launched a comic book empire, made Marvel Comics a household name, and created iconic superheroes such as Iron Man,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580895293Author Anna Harwell CelenzaFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Cook Prize 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781939547200Author Laurie WallmarkFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Creston BooksPublisher Creston BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593203415Author Megan RapinoeFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint RazorbillPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 151mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623719647Author Louise Kay StewartFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823411771Author David A. AdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 130gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647398217Author Shannon Anderson MedFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Callisto KidsPublisher Callisto Media Inc.Weight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 1mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823409501Author David A AdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 118g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426371936Author National Geographic KidsFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

Born into slavery, Rebecca Crumpler became the first Black female physician in America. Stuntwoman Bessie Coleman was the first Black person in the world to obtain a pilot's license. The work of Harlem Renaissance sculptor Selma Burke can be found on the...

A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fairytale princess. Although the storybook marriage didn't have a happy ending, Diana learned to use her fame...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2009.Book InformationISBN 9781582462462Author Faith D'AluisioFormat HardbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394849287Author Margaret CousinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm)...

History's most famous figures are showcased in this funny and factual trivia book, based on the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series!What do you get when you mix Jeopardy-style fun facts with the subjects in the ever-popular Who Was? series?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692999189Author Amberley Lana SnyderFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Snyder Enterprises LLCPublisher Snyder Enterprises LLCWeight(grams) 137g

Lyrical, inspiring, and affecting text paired with bright, appealing illustrations make Ready to Fly perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere who are ready to leap and to spread their wings!Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African...

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that...

5th-6th grade Finalist in 2019 Children's Choice Book Awards 2019 ALA GLBT Round Table Rainbow Book ListNational Parenting Product Award Winner (NAPPA) Gilbert Baker always knew he wanted a life full of color and sparkle. In his small, gray, flat Kansas...

Featuring dozens of iconic NBA superstars like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, and Steph Curry, B is for Baller is the ultimate alphabet book for young hoops fans-whether they're taking their first shot at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593571064Author Charnelle Pinkney BarlowFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today! In this collection of short biographies from all over Latin America and across the United States, Juliet Menendez explores the first small steps that set the Latinitas off on their...

Did you know that John Lennon's mom called him "Stinker" because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar in the bathroom? Bet you didn't know that George Harrison once had his friend's parent sign his report card, or that Ringo...

Ten slaves-all under the age of 19-tell stories of enslavement, brutality, and dreams of freedom in this collection culled from full-length autobiographies. These accounts, selected to help teenagers relate to the horrific experiences of slaves their own...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448455853Author Janet B. PascalFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm) 194mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (Transitional Nonfiction) 2009.Book InformationISBN 9780448448862Author Janet B. PascalFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399554186Author Rachel SwabyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2015 and Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2016 and Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and...

will.i.am is a music and style sensation! Founder of the pop group Black Eyed Peas, solo artist and collaborator, will.i.am is one of the biggest names on the music scene today. Known for his awesome outfits and amazing musical talent, his appearance on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal Winner.Book InformationISBN 9780399243172Author Judith St. GeorgeFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint Philomel Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam...

A beautifully refreshed and expanded special edition of the Sibert Honor-winning graphic memoir about the dreams and realities of becoming a ballerina.Ballerinas are young when they first dream of dance. Siena was six-and her dreams kept skipping and...

Get ready to journey around the world with Nellie Bly--one of America's first investigative journalists. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman had no idea that the open letter she'd written to a local newspaper in Pittsburgh in 1885 would change her life forever...

This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known singer in her homeland of Cuba, then moves to New York City and Miami where she and others create a new type of music called salsa. School Library Journal has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781547604272Author Elizabeth BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens BooksPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 446g

The Biggest (and Easiest) Secret Behind Raising Successful ChildrenDo you want your child to live a life full of happiness, fulfilment and prosperity, both in this world and the next? Do you know what truly successful children all have in common?They all...

Presents the true story of how Alia Baker, the librarian of the Basra library, and her friends managed to save the books of the library before the library was burned to the ground during the 2003 Iraq War.AwardsWinner of Parents Choice Award (Spring)...