Biography & Autobiography

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681924984Author Becky ArganbrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Our Sunday VisitorPublisher Our Sunday VisitorWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 211mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524764531Author Lesa Cline-RansomeFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399550249Author Kathleen KrullFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Brave women from diverse backgrounds make the world a better place through their businesses in this inspiring companion to the best-selling Girls Think of Everything by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet. For fans...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770492691Author Jack BattenFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Tundra BooksPublisher Tundra BooksWeight(grams) 538gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 176mm * 17mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644943106Author Christine PlattFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Calico KidPublisher North Star Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584302414Author Matthew GollubFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Lee & Low Books IncPublisher Lee & Low Books IncWeight(grams) 164g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781547601592Author Alexandra StewartFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLCPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

Available for the first time in paperback, Robert O'Byrne's landmark biography of Hugh Lane remains the essential work on this enigmatic art dealer and patron. From his birth in Cork in 1875, to London, South Africa and Dublin, Hugh Lane is primarily...

Back in the 1800s, information travelled slowly. Who would dream of instant messages? Samuel Morse, that's who! Who travelled to France, where the famous telegraph towers relayed 10,000 possible codes for messages depending on the signal arm positions -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416912064Author DemiFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Margaret K McElderry BooksPublisher Simon & Schuster

Written in the same vein as the recent best-selling titles I DISSENT and SHE PERSISTED, here is a nonfiction picture book biography of trailblazer Belva Lockwood, the first woman lawyer to argue in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Belva was a lawyer,...

Before M.S. Subbulakshmi was a famous carnatic singer and the first Indian woman to perform at the United Nations, she was a young girl with a prodigious voice. But Subbulakshmi was not free to sing everywhere. In 1930s India, girls were not allowed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 1993.Book InformationISBN 9780590446914Author Patricia C McKissackFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Scholastic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448478944Author Megan StineFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 96gDimensions(mm) 194mm *...

In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The second book follows Frida Kahlo, whose...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786271884Author Isabel ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Orion Publishing CoWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

Advocate for peace and nonviolent revolutionary Gandhi is the 12th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary) As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534436640Author Katherine HalliganFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780778724605Author Nancy WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Crabtree Publishing Co,CanadaPublisher Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada

With a voice both wise and witty, Gwendolyn Brooks crafted poems that captured the urban Black experience and the role of women in society. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, reading and writing constantly from a young age, her talent lovingly...

A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2017 In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia for Great Britain. With the men was a young Inuit woman...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984814241Author Brad MeltzerPage Count 14Imprint Crown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938438493Author Ellen AimFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Creative Media PublishingPublisher Creative Media PublishingWeight(grams)...

Create, prevail, change the world . . . like a GIRL! This celebration of international girl power honors a multitude of women who made a difference. "As an introduction to women's power and possibilities, this choice rises above the rest." --Kirkus ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736896412Author Trina RobbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Everyone has heard the name Steve Jobs, but what about Nolan Bushnell--Jobs's boss before the invention of Apple, and the founder of the first major video game, Pong? Many of the most relevant figures in tech history still remain in the shadows, but not...

Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free.And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence.Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481476683Author Sarah AronsonFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Beach Lane BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601787163Author Simonetta CarrFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Reformation Heritage BooksPublisher Reformation Heritage Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611808544Author Carolyn KanjuroFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593306710Author Kate HanniganFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578571577Author Heidi Bright ButlerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Bright Pages PublishingPublisher Bright Pages PublishingWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781618511942Author Susan EngleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Bellwood PressPublisher Bellwood PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735843141Author Philip HopmanFormat 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 9780531225639Author Marie MorrealeFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint C. Press/F. Watts TradePublisher C. Press/F. Watts TradeWeight(grams)...

As a curious child who was always asking questions, it's no wonder Thomas Edison grew up to become a famous prolific inventor. This easy to read nonfiction story follows Edison from his time in school to his career as a full-time inventor. While it...

This exciting book introduces readers to the life and career of tennis star Naomi Osaka. Colorful spreads, fun facts, interesting sidebars, and a map of important places in her life make this a thrilling read for young sports fans.Reviews"Readers will...

Introduces readers to the development of women's volleyball, as well as the sport's star players from past to present. Colorful spreads, fascinating sidebars, and athlete bios make this a thrilling read for young sports fans.Reviews"Highly recommended...