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Alex Morgan
Gr 3–5—Attractive presentation and current subject matter will attract potential readers...
Milton Hershey and the Chocolate Industry
Gr 3–6—The focus in each volume is on the ingenuity of the subject and the individual's drive to overcome often difficult circumstances: C...
Vincent van Gogh
Gr 7 Up—The works of visual artists profiled are reproduced in numerous richly colored illustrations...
The Life of Black Elk
Gr 4–6—Out of this set, some of the subjects are already well covered in existing biographies (Pocahontas and Sacagawea) and offer little new information, though the volume on Joseph Brant is a welcome addition...
Great Magicians and Illusionists
Gr 6–9—Several titles here will provide useful overviews or starting points for further research...
Melinda Gates
Gr 3–4—Despite the brevity of the content, much useful context is found here, such as an outline of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legal reasoning...
Henry David Thoreau: Writer of the Transcendentalist Movement
Gr 9 Up—In-depth historical context situates the subjects in broader trends, for example, setting Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin against the intricacies of the 19th-century slavery debate or Thurgood Marshall's early law career within the segregated Jim Crow environment of early 20th-century America...
Ada Lovelace: First Computer Programmer
Gr 4–6—Besides common favorites like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, this series tackles other fascinating and essential figures in computer science history, including world wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee and 19th-century programming pioneer Ada Lovelace...
Cesar Chavez
K-Gr 2—These brief and amply illustrated selections provide basic outlines of prominent Hispanic and Latino Americans for younger readers, and several of the volumes portray current figures...
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