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5) John Brown
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the man who fought against slavery in the Kansas Territory and who led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in 1859.
10) Wilma Rudolph
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Growing up, Alexander Graham Bell was fascinated with music, speech, and sounds. He worked hard to invent things that would not only help those with impaired hearing, but also bring people together in new and special ways. What he didn't know was that his simple idea--to help people communicate--would change the world when he invented the telephone.
14) Helen Keller
Author
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the early life of a woman who is well known for overcoming her handicaps of being both blind and deaf.
16) Pocahontas
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Pocahontas, a Powhatan Indian, which covers her birth, meetings with English settlers, trip to England, family life, and death.
20) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
During the Great Depression, many people had to work long hours and were barely paid enough to survive. Cesar Chavez felt this treatment was unfair and worked to secure more rights. He formed a Union and led strikes and marches that forced landowners to increase wages and improve working conditions. This account shows how Chavez inspired others, proving that it was not necessary to resort to violence to produce change.
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