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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, but few are aware of the original conspiracy to kill him four years earlier in 1861, literally on his way to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. The conspirators were part of a pro-Southern secret society that didn't want an antislavery President in the White House. They planned an elaborate scheme to assassinate the brand new President in Baltimore as Lincoln's inauguration...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the creator of the Muppets and describes the creative spirit, performance talents and beliefs in the goodness of people that inspired his career and how he helped create the iconic programs Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
4) I am Gandhi
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book tells the story of how Gandhi used the principles of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa and to end British rule in India. Like the series biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi's story focuses on his peaceful heroism in the struggle for civil rights and social change.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
George Washington was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. He was never afraid to be the first to try something, from exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand new nation, the United States of America.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from the Nazis during World War II. -- adapted from Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This picture book biography focuses on critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media.""--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. who helped draft the Declaration of Independence while making important scientific contributions. -- adapted from Amazon.com
11) I am Marie Curie
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A biography of Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize."--
12) I am I. M. Pei
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This picture book biography follows I. M. Pei's start as an architect and his lasting impact on buildings all around the world"--
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