Ordinary people change the world (Picture books)
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Children will want to read about our first president while discussing the presidential elections. This is the ninth book in the New York Times bestselling biography series that inspires while it informs and entertains. (Cover may vary)
George Washington 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...
George Washington 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...
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I am Jane Goodall
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11) I am Gandhi
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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[2017]
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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.
12) I am Jim Henson
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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[2017]
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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.
13) I am Sacagawea
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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[2017]
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"A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition."--Provided by publisher.
18) I am Marie Curie
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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[2019]
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"From a very young age, Marie Curie loved science and was determined to make an impact on the world. But when Marie was growing up in the late 1800s, girls weren't exprected to become scientists. Sometimes they weren't allowed to learn at all. Marie didn't let this stop her, though, and with the encouragement of her family, she kept studying and experimenting until she became a groundbreaking physicist and chemist. Marie's ideas and discoveries continue...
19) I am Walt Disney
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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[2019]
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"A biography of Walt Disney with a focus on his work making dreams come true for himself and for generations of children"--
20) I am Anne Frank
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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2020.
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"A picture book biography about Anne Frank"--
23) I am Frida Kahlo
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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2021.
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"This picture book biography follows Frida Kahlo's start as an artist and how she integrated her unique way of looking at the world into her art"--
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I am Dolly Parton
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I am I. M. Pei
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I am Malala Yousafzai
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I am Muhammad Ali
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I am John Lewis
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I am Mister Rogers
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I am Temple Grandin
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I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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