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Depicts the life of the vigorous and unconventional woman from Savannah who founded the American branch of the Girl Scouts.

2) Pocahontas: daughter of a chief

Author

Greene, Carol

Series

Rookie biography

Pub. Date

c1988

Description

A brief biography of the American Indian princess who as a young girl befriended John Smith, saving him from death at the hands of her father, and later was very helpful to the colonists at Jamestown.

3) A picture book of Thomas Jefferson / David A. Adler ; ill. by John & Alexandra Wallner

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1990

Edition

1st ed.

4) A picture book of John F. Kennedy / by David A. Adler ; ill. by Robert Casilla

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1991

Edition

1st ed.

5) A picture book of Paul Revere / David A. Adler ; ill. by John & Alexandra Wallner

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1995

Edition

1st ed.

6) A picture book of Thomas Alva Edison / David A. Adler ; ill. by John & Alexandra Wallner

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996

Edition

1st ed.

7) John F. Kennedy

Author

Kaplan, Howard S

Series

Dk Biography

Pub. Date

2004

8) Paul Revere

Author

Trumbauer, Lisa

Series

First biographies

Pub. Date

c2004

9) A picture book of Samuel Adams

Author

Series

Picture book biographies

Pub. Date

c2005

Edition

1st ed.

Description

Presents the life and accomplishments of the American patriot Samuel Adams, who spoke out against unfair taxes, helped organize the Boston Tea Party, signed the Declaration of Independence, and fought for liberty all his life.

10) Annie Oakley

Author

Wills, Charles

Series

DK biography

Pub. Date

2007

Edition

1st American ed.

Description

McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino

Annie Oakley first picked up a gun at age eight and by age 22 was performing sharpshooting acts. She went on to travel the world and became America's first female superstar.

11) Franklin Delano Roosevelt: a national hero

Author

Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta

Series

Sterling biographies

Pub. Date

c2007

12) Stephen Hawking

Author

Series

A&E biography)

Pub. Date

c2007

13) Amelia Earhart: a life in flight

Author

Jones, Victoria Garrett

Series

Sterling biographies

Pub. Date

c2009

Description

Thorndike Press large print biography

A biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

14) Not becoming my mother: and other things she taught me along the way

Author

Reichl, Ruth

Series

Pub. Date

2009

15) Albert Einstein

Author

Kesselring, Susan

Series

Pub. Date

c2010

16) Barack Obama

Author

Kesselring, Susan

Series

Pub. Date

c2010

17) Barack Obama

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

DK biography

Pub. Date

2010

Edition

1st American ed.

Description

Presents the life of Barack Obama, including his childhood in the United States and abroad, careers as a community organizer and lawyer, and his election as the forty-four president in 2009.

18) Charles Schulz

Author

Amoroso, Cynthia

Series

Pub. Date

c2010

19) Geronimo: Apache renegade

Author

Sullivan, George

Series

Sterling biographies

Pub. Date

2010

Description

Presents the life of the famed Apache warrior, from his youth and the tragic massacre of his family to his vengeful actions against the unfaithful American government in retaliation for their cruelty to his people.

20) Michelle Obama

Author

Kesselring, Susan

Series