Incredible lives for young readers

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LeTord, Bijou
Bryant, Jen, 1960
Sherman, Patrice
Markel, Michelle
Maxwell, Cassandre
Ransom, Candice F
Narayanan, Priya (Children's author
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1.  A bird or two: a story about Henri Matisse

 
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LeTord, Bijou
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2. A river of words: the story of William Carlos Williams

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Bryant, Jen, 1960-
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Cary Regional - Childrens Biography
JB WILLIAMS
Holly Springs Community - Childrens Biography
JB WILLIAMS
North Regional - Childrens Biography
JB WILLIAMS
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This picture book biography of William Carlos Williams traces childhood events that lead him to become a doctor and a poet.

3.  Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

 
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Sherman, Patrice
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4.  The fantastic jungles of Henri Rousseau

 
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Markel, Michelle
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5. The right word: Roget and his thesaurus

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Bryant, Jen, 1960-
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J409.2 BRYAN
Duraleigh Road - Childrens Non-Fiction
J409.2 BRYAN
East Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction
J409.2 BRYAN
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Examines the life of Peter Mark Roget and his invention of the thesaurus.

6.  Fur, fins, and feathers: Abraham Dee Bartlett and the invention of the modern zoo

 
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Maxwell, Cassandre
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7.  Only Margaret: a story about Margaret Wise Brown

 
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Ransom, Candice F.
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8. Friend of numbers: the life of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Narayanan, Priya (Children's author)
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JB RAMANUJA
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JB RAMANUJA
Fuquay-Varina Community - Childrens Biography
JB RAMANUJA
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"This picture book biography follows a brilliant South Indian mathematician whose love of numbers spurred him to ask big questions and make incredible discoveries. The book's back matter includes an author's note, a glossary of Ramanujan's world, and mathematical content about number patterns and magic squares"-- "A memorable, inspiring introduction to a groundbreaking figure in STEM history.Growing up in southern India during British rule, Srinivasa...