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Young Clara Barton (Character Counts)

Written by Sarah Alcott
This book is a biography of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. It is part of a series...
K - 2nd
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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King

Written by Jean Marzollo
Distinctive, beautiful illustrations and simple, informative text make this "an eloquent and...
K - 2nd
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Rookie Biographies®: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Written by Wil Mara
Easy-to-read, large-type text, illustrations, and photographs make this series the perfect...
1st - 2nd
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Scholastic News Readers™—Biographies: George Washington Carver

Written by Jo S. Kittinger
Facts and photographs about the inspiring journeys of these history-making men and women are...
1st - 2nd
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I Am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary People Change the World)

Written by Brad Meltzer
Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil...
K - 3rd
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Rookie Biographies®: Walt Disney

Written by Joanne Mattern
Easy-to-read, large-type text, illustrations, and photographs make this series the perfect...
1st - 2nd
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18634

When I Grow Up: Sonia Sotomayor (Scholastic Reader Level 3)

Written by AnnMarie Anderson
Meet the first Hispanic woman justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court!

Sonia Sotomayor is one of...

1st - 3rd
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My First Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Written by Marion Dane Bauer
The MY FIRST BIOGRAPHY series brings the biggest life stories to the smallest readers. Dr. Martin...
Pre-K - 2nd
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18372

Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? (Scholastic Science Supergiants)

Written by Melvin & Gilda Berger
All about Orville and Wilbur Wright—their favorite hobbies, how their interest in flying came about...
2nd - 5th
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18287

Five Notable Inventors (Great Black Heroes)

Written by Wade Hudson and Illustrated by Ron Garnett
These inspiring chapter-book biographies follow the lives of influential and talented African Americans, detailing the obstacles they overcame in achieving their great accomplishments.
2nd - 4th
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Johnny Appleseed

Written by Eva Moore
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) sets out to plant apple trees in the American wilderness and becomes...
2nd - 5th
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Amelia Earhart: Adventure in the Sky (Elementary Bios)

Written by Francene Sabin
A biography of an aviation pioneer, emphasizing her childhood.
2nd - 4th
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First-Start Biography: Young Thurgood Marshall

Written by Eric Carpenter
Created especially for emerging readers, First-Start Biographies explore the childhood years of...
2nd - 2nd
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17934

Scholastic Reader Level 2: Ruby Bridges Goes to School

Written by Ruby Bridges
Vocabulary and sentences for beginning readers.
K - 2nd
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Young Frederick Douglass: Freedom Fighter (First-Start Biography)

Written by Andrew Woods
A biography of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist...
1st - 4th
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A Girl Named Helen Keller (Scholastic Hello Reader!® Level 3)

Written by Margo Lundell and Illustrated by Irene Trivas
The true story of Helen Keller, who became blind, deaf, and mute from an illness, and her teacher...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog

Written by Eva Moore and Illustrated by Don Bolognese
Great for early readers, follow the story of the world's first seeing eye dog.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books For The Blind

Written by Davidson and Margaret and Illustrated by Janet Compere
An interesting and thoughtworthy story about the invention of of the braille writing system and the...
2nd - 5th
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The Story of Ruby Bridges

Written by Robert Coles and Illustrated by George Ford
The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...
Pre-K - 3rd

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