Biographies Books


Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Best Price: $6.80 Written with a first-person on-the-scene journalistic style that allows its author/protagonist...	Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment Best Price: $2.00 my 14 year old daughter, who is a reading fanatic, had to read this book for english over the...	Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter Best Price: $2.67 I couldn't put this book down, being 1/2 chinese myself I loved the historical comments found in...	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Best Price: $3.99 I ordered this book for my daughter's summer reading program and started reading it myself. ...	Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker's Dozen by the One and Only Dr. Seuss Best Price: $19.75 This is my 3 y.o.'s favorite book, he calls it "the big book" and almost every night...



Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela : With Connections (HRW library) Best Price: $12.00 it is a very humourous and (I guess) honest book. He tells his tales as a child, and the...	I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust Best Price: $2.16 The book shows plenty of emotions of their loved ones being lost. Livia wrote her memory into a...	Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History Best Price: $13.00 This book is so informative. I have learned so much about church history from it. Although I...	Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos Best Price: $2.00 Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos This was the book...	How to Write Your Life Story Best Price: $2.08 "How to Write your Life Story," by Ralph Fletcher, presents an interesting and...



If You're Happy and You Know It (Baby Board Books) Best Price: $2.06 What's most important is that parents can act out the song verses to amuse and entertain their...	Jammin' with the Jonas Brothers: An Unauthorized Biography Best Price: $1.88 I read this book before I gave it to my Granddaughter. I am truly impressed by all the Jonas...	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Best Price: $3.50 Another fine Newbery-winning historical novel. This one is actually a fictionalized biography of...	Warriors Don't Cry Best Price: $2.78 Warrior's Don't Cry is about a young girl faced with challenges larger than life. At the age of...	Red Scarf Girl (rpkg): A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution Best Price: $3.32 A compelling memoir from a girl growing up during the Chinese cultural revolution. Filled with...

Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin) Best Price: $2.50 Amos Fortune is the true story of a man who was born in Africa - the son of a great chief - and...	Dove Best Price: $4.79 This non fiction story is filled with interesting adventure. A young boy setting off to sail...	Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat Best Price: $11.47 I thought this book had loads of potential. The illustrations are wonderful, the theme...	Breaking Through Best Price: $2.93 I am an ESL teacher who works with 7th and 8th grade, primarily male, Latino and Hmong students....	My Life in Dog Years Best Price: $2.63 Owning Sibs and other breeds over the years I laughed till I had tears reading about Caesar....

Bad Boy: A Memoir Best Price: $3.99 Teens can really get inspired through Myers words. I also think that many teens will be able to...	Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust Best Price: $1.50 This book is awesome it is very sad but it allows students today see the horror of the Holocaust	Fifty Famous Stories Retold (Yesterday's Classics) Best Price: $8.99 "50 Famous Stories Retold" provides an excellent and age-appropriate introduction to...	Snowflake Bentley (Caldecott Medal Book) Best Price: $4.16 There is something for everyone in this book. It can be difficult to find a non-fiction story,...	We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball Best Price: $11.14 This book is set in the time between the formation of the Negro League by Rube Foster in the...

Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors: Drawing with Scissors (Smart About Art) Best Price: $2.11 I think it was cute for parents of the child, but not really worth purchasing, I expectsd a...	Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna (National Geographic) Best Price: $3.24 This book appears to be written for young people, but gives a good picture of the life of a...	Knots in My Yo-Yo String Best Price: $2.95 "In those days I was many whats. A kid can be that. Grownups have gone ahead and answered...	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Best Price: $3.24 Honestly, if the title alone doesn't catch your attention, nothing will. This book walks a...	We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success Best Price: $3.36 We Beat the Streets by three doctors, Sampson, George, and Rameck, is a nonfiction book. This...

Riding Freedom Best Price: $1.80 Many books entertain, and many teach, but few can do both well. This outstanding book is one of...	Bigmama's Best Price: $3.26 Did you see her, did you see Big Mama. When these children arrived at their grand mothers...	Barack Obama: An American Story: An American Story (All Aboard Reading) Best Price: $1.19 This is really great biography for school-aged children. I've read it with my 7 year old son a...	Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims (Scholastic Biography) Best Price: $1.74 I thought that book was a cool book. In the begening of the book the white men wanted Squanto to...	The Cage Best Price: $2.71 I did not purchase this book on Amazon, but I had to write a review anyway. I got my copy of The...

Lincoln: A Photobiography (Houghton Mifflin social studies) Best Price: $3.54 It is too bad that such a wonderful book is so poorly constructed. Mine fell apart the first...	In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer Best Price: $3.44 First I listened to the book on audio. I liked it so much I got the book a year later andit it....	Buenas noches a todos / The Going to Bed Book (Spanish edition) Best Price: $2.75 Cute book. I'm so thankful many of these books are now translated into Spanish. This is very...	On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894 Best Price: $2.56 This Laura Ingalls Wilder diary is somewhat dull in parts, but the introduction by her daugher,...	Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art Best Price: $13.80 This is a charming book to be enjoyed by all;young children, who will enjoy having this read to...

Who Was Ben Franklin? (Who Was...?) Best Price: $1.49 Great subject for a children book. I got this series of books for my daughter and she really...	Through My Eyes Best Price: $6.78 This book is fantastic and I bought it for my students. The problem is she uses the N word so...	Hole in My Life Best Price: $4.05 I have talked with my high school students about the fact that although there are defining...	Jonas Brothers Unauthorized (Star Scene) Best Price: $2.93 This 48 page, 4-color scrapbook is full to the brim of fun facts about the hottest group around:...	Cleopatra Best Price: $3.35 The book arrived in a timely manner and was exactly as described. This title has great artwork.

It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary Best Price: $2.71 This book is perfect! It's impossible not to fall in love with this book. Nancy's point of view...	Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard Best Price: $3.83 Scared for your life in the midst of a civil war. Then put into a Sudanese refugee camp,...	Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys Best Price: $6.70 In his extremely reader friendly format, internationally celebrated Chinese pianist, Lang Lang...	Loyola Kids Book of Saints (Loyola Kids) Best Price: $10.02 This book drew my attention because of the kid-friendly introduction to the saints' lives. It is...	Joan of Arc Best Price: $3.35 Diane Stanley, author of a series of high-quality biographies for children, does it again: Joan...

Author: A True Story Best Price: $2.24 This book shows children what many professional writers know. Writing isn't easy, but it is...	Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? (Who Was...?) Best Price: $1.88 I have an 8 y.o. son who is very inquisitive, but getting him to read voluntarily on his own is...	Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison Best Price: $2.00 I bought this book for my 11 year old daughter who enjoys biographies, especially about women...	The Story Of Ruby Bridges (Scholastic Bookshelf) Best Price: $1.80 My daughter has to research anyone in American history. She picked Ruby Bridges and I am so...	Boy: Tales of Childhood Best Price: $2.00 This hilarious book from Roald Dahl that tells about the funny things that he had done...

George Washington and the General's Dog (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) Best Price: $1.10 There is so much to this book than noted at first glance. First, we get a great dose of history...	Helen Keller (Scholastic Biography) Best Price: $1.80 I bought this book for my niece who is 9 yrs old. Helen Keller was a hero of mine as I was...

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