Biography & Autobiography

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Newbery Honor Book.Book InformationISBN 9780142403860Author Julius LesterFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Louis loves to watch birds. He takes care of injured birds and studies how they look and how they move. His father wants him to become an engineer, but Louis dreams of being a bird artist. To achieve this dream, he must practice, practice, practice. He...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448479354Author Stephanie SpinnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 102gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780803740808Author William KamkwambaFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Dial Books for Young Readers,USPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

This book explains civil rights and the reasons why refugees flee their homelands in an accessible way for younger readers.Included is a foreword by award-winning journalist and television presenter, Nelufar Hedayat. Born in Afghanistan, she came to...

This stunning picture book biography of Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson is a receipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor award. In this lush, acclaimed book, award-winning author-illustrator Kadir Nelson tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448426860Author Tui SutherlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 102gDimensions(mm) 194mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534110618Author Aimee BissonetteFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Sleeping Bear PressPublisher Sleeping Bear PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593646625Author Lisa RogersFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Anne Schwartz BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 403gDimensions(mm) 260mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578621654Author John MilleaFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Mitchell Brothers PublishingPublisher Mitchell Brothers PublishingWeight(grams) 109g

All Tererai ever wanted was an education. But in Zimbabwe, education for girls was hatigone - impossible. So Tererai taught herself to read and write with her brother's schoolbooks and solved math problems while watching cattle graze. When Tererai became...

This inspirational and dazzlin' story of Dolly Parton-noted singer, songwriter, and humanitarian-follows her rise to fame, from her beginnings in East Tennessee to performing to thousands at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Dolly is a little girl with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735843172Author Zoe TuckerFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644943090Author Christine PlattFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Calico KidPublisher North Star Editions

Learn all about artists who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for creators-in-training!Painting, shaping, making art. With creative joy, hands, and heart. Little artists have great big imaginations. In this follow up to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448488509Author James BuckleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 102gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711257955Author Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint White Lion PublishingPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786034762Author Arabelle SicardiFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Frances Lincoln Children's BooksPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. He believed that such an America would be a land...

Nikki Grimes's lyrical text and Bryan Collier's distinctive collages tell the inspirational story of Barack Obama. Raised in Jakarta and Hawaii, Obama has become a force for social change. Like JFK and Martin Luther King, Obama is a link in the long...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062849304Author Kathryn LaskyFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553497601Author Kate KlimoFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 102gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576588987Author Janet BengeFormat PaperbackImprint YWAM PublishingPublisher YWAM PublishingWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Florida Children's Book Award 2011.Book InformationISBN 9780399242199Author Kathy WhiteheadFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781499813067Author Laurie WallmarkFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Little Bee BooksPublisher Little Bee BooksWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 285mm *...

"(Jill) Biden's anecdotal portrait of her spouse's early years spotlights his competitiveness and risk-taking...his role as a peacemaker, devoted brother, and defender of bullied peers...and reveals how...high school, when he became a star athlete and...

Discover the remarkable achievements of female mathematicians in this fascinating book. Learn more about this STEM topic through inspirational women such as Ada Lovelace, the Bletchley Park code-breakers and Katherine Johnson, and find out how they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865410817Author Joyce B LohseFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Filter PressPublisher Filter PressWeight(grams) 109g

In celebration of the incredible life of HM Queen Elizabeth II, here is the history of her reign, told through the enthralling life stories of The Queen and 25 amazing people who have called Britain home.The reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II has been long...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Christopher Awards (Books for Young People) 2014 and Texas Lone Star Reading List 2014 and Sydney Taylor Book Award (Older Readers) 2014 and Cybils...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689846816Author DemiFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster

In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city -- especially its Jewish population -- Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They secured...

Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this young readers biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly...

The true story of Phyllis Webstad and her orange shirt that started the "Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters" movement. When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to Residential School for the first time. On her first day at school, she...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481443494Author Michael MahinFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young ReadersWeight(grams)...

Now available from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series: a box set that celebrates the achievements of three of the brightest minds in history.Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin expanded our thinking, lit up...

From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646112128Author Tanya KeithFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316327916Author Malala YousafzaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781430096429Author Jasmine L. HolmesFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint LifeWay Christian ResourcesPublisher LifeWay Christian Resources