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A picture book presentation "about Florence Merriam Bailey, the groundbreaking scientist who inspired a nation to take up bird-watching and worked tirelessly to protect our feathered friends"--
42. I am Sally Ride
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"A biography of the first female astronaut, Sally Ride, and what made her heroic"- Provided by publisher.
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"This book shines a new light on the life and work of Sylvia Plath through the lens of her last seasons with her beloved bees--and how during their short and busy lives, they filled her with inspiration and hope"--
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Dissatisfied with the school play, Janie writes a new one--and grows up to be the famous author, Jane Yolen. Includes biographical note.
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"In the mid-nineteenth century, most women who weren't raising families became teachers or nurses. But Clara Driscoll longed to be an artist, drawing inspiration from nature: from every flower, weed, dragonfly, and even cobweb on her family's farm. After moving to New York City in 1888, Clara was hired at the renowned Tiffany Glass Company, where Mr. Louis Comfort Tiffany was known for creating gorgeous stained-glass windows for churches, theaters,...
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"A novel in verse tells how three remarkable women--Mary Agnes Chase, Marguerite Thomas Williams, and Sophie Mack Lutterlough--pursue their scientific passions despite societal barriers, and achieve groundbreaking success in botany, geology, and entomology"--
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"In the late 1800s, Annie Kopchosky sets out to achieve the unprecedented feat of biking around the world"--
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"Growing up on a dusty farm in central California, Aiko Ruth Asawa lived between two worlds. She was Aiko to some and Ruth to others, an invisible line she balanced on every day. But when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, thrusting the world into war, suddenly she was Aiko, no matter how much her family tried to cut the lines connecting them to Japan. Like many other Japanese Americans, they were taken to a prison camp. The same barbed wire that now separated...
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Abraham Lincoln faces a dangerous and uncertain future after leaving Springfield, Illinois, for his inauguration in Washington, DC. Luckily for him, detective Kate Warne has his back, even if he didn't know it yet. Working for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Kate uncovers the rebel plot to kill Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore. Kate warns Lincoln's staff that this only Southern city on his inaugural train route to Washington, DC is planning a deadly welcome....
50. Kamala Harris
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"Children can learn about the life and extensive political career of the Vice-President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris"--
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"Sally Ride may have been the first US woman in space, but did you know there were five other incredible American women who helped blaze the trail for female astronauts by her side? When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s, the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots-a group women were also aggressively barred from-had the right stuff. But as the 1980s dawned so did new thinking, and six elite...
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This is the story of Jella Lepman, who escaped the Nazi regime in Germany and returned after the war to build a traveling library of books for children that evolved into the International Youth Library in Munich.
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"Showcasing the top 100 stars in the modern game, Soccer Legends 2025 offers the latest facts and stats of players in every position who play--or spent most of their careers--in the world's elite leagues. With a star profile on each page, the book is packed with incisive data and includes stunning heat maps that show the pitch movements of every player featured. Get your copy now and start comparing the goals, assists, saves, freekicks (and a host...
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"No one believe a woman could be stronger than a man, until Katie Brumbach--also known as Sandwina--displayed her show-stopping feats as a circus strongwoman"--
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"From the big stage to the US Navy, from laboratories to the boardroom, from the Olympics to the pages in books, these girls and women lead every line. Bold, bright, and empowering profiles by ... artist Nińa Mata place these incredible changemakers at the very front and inspire readers to tap into their own greatness
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"Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work to uplift one another. In this galvanizing original poem by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, girls and girlhood are celebrated in their many forms, all beautiful, not for how they look but for how they look into the face of fear."--Provided by publisher.
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"This inspirational picture book biography tells the story of how neurodivergent artist Elizabeth Berrien created three-dimensional wire sculptures and went on to become a leader of the contemporary wire sculpture movement"--
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As a young girl, playwright Lorraine Hansberry walked everywhere with a notebook, eager to capture the sights, sounds, and stories of the people around her. First Lorraine watched her parents triumph in the Supreme Court case of Hansberry v. Lee. Then she discovered the magic of theater. Next, she unlocked the power of her voice, crafting A Raisin in the Sun. Her play went on to influence generations of artists and the world was never the same