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The twelfth volume of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes contains Hughes's collections of biographies for children and young adults - Famous American Negroes, Famous Negro Music Makers, and Famous Negro Heroes of America - gathered together for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870206382Author Maia SurdamFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Wisconsin Historical Society PressPublisher Wisconsin Historical Society...

Mai Ya's Long Journey is the first book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press in the new Badger Biography series, designed for upper elementary and middle-school readers to explore the stories of Wisconsin people. Mai Ya's Long Journey relates the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781618511355Author Susan EngleFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Bellwood PressPublisher Bellwood PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 135mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781977132062Author Laura MurrayFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Pebble BooksPublisher Pebble BooksWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781977132048Author Ellen LabrecqueFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Pebble BooksPublisher Pebble BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 178mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684620487Author Sidney KeysFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Mixed Media ResourcesPublisher Mixed Media Resources

Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He began his career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne's War. He eventually settled in the Bahamas...

From the author of Lailah's Lunchbox and Unsettled comes a powerful picture book biography about Maryam Faruqi, the founder of the Happy Home Schools, which provided education to thousands of girls across Pakistan at a time when girls weren't encouraged...

As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in 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 9781950587261Author Julie MerbergPage Count 24Imprint Downtown BookworksPublisher Downtown Bookworks

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...

Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his family and...

Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people...

Viola Desmond was one brave woman! Now come on here, listen in close and I'll tell you why ... In Nova Scotia, in 1946, an usher in a movie theater told Viola Desmond to move from her main floor seat up to the balcony. She refused to budge...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level When the British public voted for their top ten Britons, they included a writer, musician, campaigner, engineer and politician in the list. What do they all have in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648766060Author Emma Carlson BerneFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Dominique Dawes made history as the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic medal, and her trailblazing story is presented in Heart of a Champion, a biography perfect for readers eight and up, and anyone interested in learning about one...

Throughout history and to this day, people of Asian descent have been at the forefront of artistic brilliance, scientific advancement, and athletic excellence. From Sandra Oh to Patsy Mink, Bruce Lee to Michelle Kwan, We Are Golden - written by Eva...

This book explains civil rights and the the history of the fight for equal rights for women in an accessible way for younger readers.Included is a foreword by Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, who is a prominent lawyer, political and women's rights activist and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101936696Author Vaunda Micheaux NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Notable Children's Book 2001 and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book 2000 and New York Times Best Illustrated Book 2000.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425291764Author Saroo BrierleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689864629Author Louise BordenFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781427128133Author J P MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Crabtree Publishing CompanyPublisher Crabtree Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Children's Africana Book Awards 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781580896269Author Franck PrevotFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S...

Shining Bright, Shining Black! is a rebound treasury of the best-selling, genre-defining Young, Gifted and Black, and its follow-up Young, Gifted and Black Too. Meet 100 icons of colour from the past, including inspiring figures from as far back as the...

Born into wealth in 1860's London, Beatrix Potter always had a vivid imagination. Her early interests included natural history and archaeology, and Potter delighted in sketching fossils and fungi. After briefly illustrating Christmas cards with her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426322853Author Kitson JazynkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

Award-winning illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life debut author Gloria Amescua's lyrical biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's culture through modeling for famous artists She was Luz Jimenez, ...

This exciting collaboration with the New York Times will reveal the untold stories of the diverse heroines who fought for the 19th amendment. On the 100th anniversary of the historic win for women's rights, it's time to celebrate the names and stories of...

Harriet Tubman's heroic and pivotal role in the fight against slavery is the subject of the fourteenth picture book in this New York Times bestselling biography series. (Cover may vary)This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558858824Author Jose M HernandezFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Pinata BooksPublisher Pinata BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 221mm * 282mm *...

An emotionally powerful biography told in verse of a dancer, singer, comedienne, and enduring figure - Josephine Baker - from her birth in the slums, her fantastic success, and her fight against racial prejudice.About the AuthorPatricia Hruby Powell...

A series of illustrated books specifically designed for elementary school children; narrating the stories of great historical figures who have left their mark on humanity. The volume on Malala Yousafzai is a must-read for all children; a young,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800943438Author Joy JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Michael Terence PublishingPublisher Michael Terence PublishingWeight(grams)...

Here is the story of Molly Williams, an African American cook for New York City's Fire Company 11 who is considered to be the first known female firefighter in U.S. history.New York City's Fire Company Number 11 is in trouble. A deadly snowstorm is...

On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in...

This is Richard Turere's own story: Richard grew up in Kenya as a Maasai boy, herding his family's cattle, which represented their wealth and livelihood. Richard's challenge was to protect their cattle from the lions who prowled the night just outside...