Woods – Young Orville and Wilbur Wright: first to fly

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Wright

Personal Author:

Woods, Andrew.

Title:

Young Orville and Wilbur Wright : first to fly / by Andrew Woods ; illustrated by Ellen Beier.

Publication info:

[Mahwah, N.J.] : Troll Associates, c1992.

Physical description:

32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Series Statement:

(A Troll first-start biography)

Summary:

A simple biography of the brothers who launched the air age in 1903 when their flying machine stayed in the air for twelve seconds.

Personal subject:

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948–Juvenile literature.

Personal subject:

Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Aeronautics–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Aeronautics–Biography–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0816725438

Tags:

airplanes, aviation,  biography, famous people, flight, flying ,history, inventors, social studies, transportation, US History, Wright Brothers

Woods – Young George Washington: America’s first president

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Washington

Personal Author:

Woods, Andrew.

Title:

Young George Washington : America’s first president / by Andrew Woods ; illustrated by John Himmelman.

Publication info:

[Mahwah, N.J.] : Troll Associates, c1992.

Physical description:

32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Series Statement:

(A Troll first-start biography)

Summary:

A simple biography of the man who was in charge of America’s army during the Revolution and became the new nation’s first president.

Personal subject:

Washington, George, 1732-1799–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Presidents–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Presidents–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0816725411

Tags:

America, American History, American Revolution, Biographies, biography, George Washington, history, Presidents, Presidents’ Day, Revolutionary War, social studies, US History, Washington

Woods – Young Abraham Lincoln: log-cabin president

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Lincoln

Personal Author:

Woods, Andrew.

Title:

Young Abraham Lincoln : log-cabin president / by Andrew Woods ; illustrated by Pat Schories.

Publication info:

[Mahwah, N.J.] : Troll Associates, c1992.

Physical description:

32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Series Statement:

(A Troll first-start biography)

Summary:

A simple biography of the man who was president of the United States during the Civil War.

Personal subject:

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Presidents–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Presidents–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0816725330

Tags:

Abraham Lincoln, America, American History, Biographies, biography, Civil War, famous people, history, Lincoln, Presidents, Presidents’ Day, social studies, US History

Ludwig – Winner of the Northwest: Jason Lee

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Lee

Personal author:

Ludwig, Charles, 1918-

Title:

Winner of the Northwest:  Jason Lee / by Charles Ludwig.  Illustrated by Peggy Trabalka.

Publication info:

Milford MI:  Mott Media, c1992

Physical description:

168 p. :  illus.; Biblio. & Index (pp.163-168).

Summary:

Jason loved the Northwest when he read about it, and then loved it more when he helped open the Northwest Trail and the state of Oregon.

Subject term:

Biography—Lee, Jason, 1803-1845—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Lee, Jason,—Biography—Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0880621613

Tags:

biography, children, history, Northwest, Northwest trail, Oregon, pioneer

 

 

Tiner – Robert Boyle: trailblazer of science

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Boyle

Personal author:

Tiner, John Hudson

Title:

Robert Boyle: Trailblazer of Science / by John Hudson Tiner.  Illustrated by Michael L. Denman.

Publication info:

Milford MI:  Mott Media, c1989

Physical description:

186 p.:  col. ill. ; Biblio. & index (pp. 182-186)

Summary:

Boyle became the best known and most respected scientist of his day. He lived a devout Christian life, using his science to glorify God.  He was a  seventeenth-century Anglo-Irish scientist who, among his other accomplishments, is considered to be the founder of modern chemistry.

Subject term:

Biography—Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Boyle, Robert—Biography—Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0880621550

Tags:

biography, chemistry, children, Christian life, science, scientist

Taylor-Boyd – Sojourner Truth: the courageous former slave whose eloquence helped promote human equality

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Truth

Personal Author:

Taylor-Boyd, Susan

Title:

Sojourner Truth : the courageous former slave whose eloquence helped promote human equality/  by  Susan Taylor-Boyd.

Publication info:

Harrisburg PA: Morehouse Publishing, c199o.

Physical description:

68 p. : index (p.68), ill.

Summary:

Follows the life of the former slave who gained renown as an abolitionist and advocate of women’s rights.

Personal subject:

Truth, Sojourner, d. 1883–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

African Americans–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Abolitionists–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Reformers–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0819215414

Tags:

abolitionists, African Americans, biography, famous women, history, prejudice, racism, slavery, youth

Watson – Serving the poorest of the poor: Teresa of Calcutta

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Teresa

Personal author:

Watson, D. Jeanene

Title:

Teresa of Calcutta:  Serving the poorest of the poor / by D. Jeanene Watson.  Illustrated by Robert Lawson.

Publication info:

Milford MI:  Mott Media, c1984

Physical description:

172 p.:  ill. ; Biblio. & index (pp. 163-172).

Summary:

A biography of the founder of the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity, known for her work with the destitute and dying in the streets and slums of Calcutta and other cities.

Subject term:

Biography–Teresa of Calcutta, 1910,—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Teresa of Calcutta, 1910,—Biography—Juvenile literature.

ISBN;

0880620129

Tags:

biography, Calcutta, children, India, nun, sisters, Sisters of Charity, Teresa

Santrey – Young Albert Einstein

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Einstein

Personal author:

Santrey, Laurence

Title:

Young Albert Einstein:  easy biography series / by Laurence Santrey.

Summary:

Examines the life of the physicist whose work revolutionized scientific thinking, with an emphasis on his early years.

Subject term:

Einstein, Albert—Biography—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Biography—Einstein, Albert—Juvenile literature

Subject term:

Scientist—Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0816717788

Tags:

20th century, American History, Biographies, biography, Childhood of Famous Americans ,children, children’s, Einstein, history, science, scientists

Sabin – Young Mark Twain

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Twain

Personal author:

Sabin, Louis

Title:

Young Mark Twain:  Easy biography series/ by Louis Sabin.  Illustrated by Ray Burns.

Publication info:

Troll Associates, c1990

Physical description:

48 p. :  illus.

Summary:

The “Easy Biographies” series focuses on the childhood and young-adult years of famous men and women who overcame obstacles to achieve greatness.

Subject term:

Biography—Twain, Mark—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Twain, Mark—Biography—Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Author—Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0816717842

Tags:

author, American history, biography, children’s, history,  Mark Twain, youth

Sabin – Willie Mays: young superstar

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Mays

Personal Author:

Sabin, Louis.

Title:

Willie Mays, young superstar / by Louis Sabin ; illustrated by John R. Jones.

Publication info:

Mahwah, N.J. : Troll Associates, c1990.

Physical description:

48 p. : ill.

Summary:

A brief biography, emphasizing the early life, of the record-setting baseball player who is one of three in the game’s history to hit 600 home runs.

Personal subject:

Mays, Willie, 1931- –Juvenile literature.

Personal subject:

Mays, Willie, 1931- –Childhood and youth–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Baseball players–United States–Biography–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Baseball players–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

African Americans–Biography–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0816717761

Tags:

African American, African American History,  baseball, baseball players, biography, black history, children’s biography, Families, sports