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1) Alexander Graham Bell: inventor and visionary

Author

Haven, Kendall F

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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Explores the life of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of numerous devices, including the telephone.

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2) Condoleezza Rice: National Security Advisor

Author

Ditchfield, Christin

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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A biography of Condoleezza Rice, professor, author, and National Security Advisor to President W. Bush.

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3) J.R.R. Tolkien: creator of languages and legends

Author

Lynch, Doris

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2003.

Physical Desc

127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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B TOLK
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B TOLK
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4) Thomas Alva Edison: inventor and entrepreneur

Author

Price-Groff, Claire

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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Explores the life of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of numerous devices, including the light bulb and the phonograph.

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5) Alfred Nobel: inventive thinker

Author

Binns, Tristan Boyer

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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Discusses the life and work of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor who developed dynamite and instituted the Nobel Prize.

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6) Clara Barton: founder of the American Red Cross

Author

Ditchfield, Christin

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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Discusses the life and work of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.

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7) Ludwig van Beethoven: musical genius

Author

January, Brendan

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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Lawson McGhee Library - Children's books
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8) Thurgood Marshall: champion for civil rights

Author

Mara, Wil

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

125 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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Discusses the life and work of Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights advocate who later became the first African American Supreme Court justice.

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9) Albert Einstein: genius of the twentieth century

Author

Lassieur, Allison

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2005]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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10) Margaret Bourke-White: adventurous photographer

Author

Anderson, Christopher C. L

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

[2005]

Edition

Franklin Watts library edition.

Physical Desc

127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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11) Eleanor Roosevelt: activist for social change

Author

Lassieur, Allison

Series

Great life stories

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2007]

Physical Desc

111 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

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B ROOS
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