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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Star rating for A river of words
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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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4.  The fantastic jungles of Henri Rousseau

 
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Star rating for The right word
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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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7.  Only Margaret: a story about Margaret Wise Brown

 
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Star rating for Friend of numbers
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4 stars
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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...