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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln, an American politician and lawyer, is best known for serving as the 16th president of the United States and leading the country through the bloody and controversial Civil War. Some of his most celebrated and lasting contributions include the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and pushing the Thirteenth Amendment...
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2018.
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English
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Abraham Lincoln, an American politician and lawyer, is best known for serving as the 16th president of the United States and leading the country through the bloody and controversial Civil War. Some of his most celebrated and lasting contributions include the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and pushing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution through Congress, permanently outlawing slavery, before his assassination in 1865.
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of famed physicist Albert Einstein.
Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist, developed the theory of relativity and is popularly known today for his mass-energy equivalence formula E=mc^2. In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to theoretical physics, particularly for discoveries and research that proved pivotal for quantum theory.
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5) Anne Frank
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2018.
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English
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"Learn about Anne Frank's life in hiding during World War II and how her remarkable diary went on to become one of the most influential books about the Holocaust."--
6) Anne Frank
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Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929, Anne Frank was only thirteen years old when her family went into hiding to escape persecution during the Holocaust. Anne kept a diary detailing their years spent living in a concealed room behind a bookcase prior to their arrest-a diary so widely published following her death that it is one of the period's most influential books.
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7) Blackbeard
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2018.
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English
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Learn all about Edward Teach, who became Blackbeard the pirate.
8) Blackbeard
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of the notorious English pirate Blackbeard.
Blackbeard, born Edward Teach, was a notorious and much-feared English pirate who famously conquered and captained the Queen Anne's Revenge and prowled the seas around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Rather than ruling through force and bloody intimidation, it's believed that Blackbeard largely let...
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of actor and silent film legend Charlie Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin, renowned comic silent film icon, enjoyed a successful seventy-five year career as an actor, filmmaker, and composer. Born into a life of poverty and hardship in London, he began working before he was nine years old and rose quickly to fame for his persona "the Tramp." One of the best known figures in the world during his...
10) Charlie Chaplin
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2018.
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English
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Learn all about Charlie Chaplin.
11) Cleopatra
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of legendary Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a powerful and passionate leader worshipped by her people as a god for her beauty and her accomplishments. Explore this legendary female ruler's illustrious beginnings through to her tragic end.
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12) Cleopatra
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2018.
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English
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Learn all about the life of Cleopatra.
13) Coco Chanel
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of renowned fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer and businesswoman, is famous for founding the famous Chanel brand and for popularizing a new, more sporty and relaxed aesthetic for women's clothing. Follow Chanel's life and accomplishments from her childhood in Saumur to her eventual creation of the successful couture empire she's known...
14) Coco Chanel
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Introduces young readers to the life and accomplishments of the renowned French fashion designer and businesswoman.
15) Frida Kahlo
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2018.
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740L
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English
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"Frida Kahlo remains one of the most celebrated painters of her time for her exploration of themes of feminism, gender, class, and race in her artwork and frequent self-portraits. From her childhood struggle with polio, to the traffic accident that left her with chronic pain, to her artistic exploration of herself and her identity, follow this extraordinary woman's life and accomplishments. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers...
16) Gandhi
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2018.
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790L
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English
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Illustrations and text introduce readers to the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and his work fighting peacefully for justice.
17) Gandhi
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Mahatma Gandhi was the celebrated leader of the Indian independence movement, and an inspiration for many similar movements around the world. Gandhi began his push for nonviolent civil disobedience as an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, eventually bringing the practice to India where he led the Indian National Congress. He is referred to as the Father of the Nation, and remains a symbol of freedom and nonviolence to this day.
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18) Isaac Newton
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton.
Best known for "discovering gravity" and formulating the laws of motion, Isaac Newton is often hailed as one of the most influential physicists of all time. From the apple incident that lead to his famous mathematical description of gravity, to the invention of the first reflecting telescope, and beyond, follow this extraordinary man's life and...
19) Isaac Newton
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2018.
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"Learn how mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton came to 'discover' gravity and articulate the laws of motion."--
20) Marie Curie
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of influential physicist and chemist Marie Curie.
Marie Curie, the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize and only person to win it in two different scientific fields, was a physicist and chemist. As she conducted pioneering research, Marie Curie coined the term "radioactivity," developed some of the first techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes. She also discovered two elements:...
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