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Kathleen Krull
Packed with anecdotes and sidebars, fascinating legal case studies, and humorous illustrations, Krull’s lively introduction to the controversial Bill of Rights entertains even as it informs.
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Can anyone predict the future?
Meet twelve mind-boggling personalities who seemed to know how. Among them are:
The ancient Maya, who invented a remarkably accurate calendar that gave a date…
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Profiles author Paula Danziger, author of The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice?, the Amber Brown books, and much more.
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull takes an in-depth historical look at immigration in America–with remarkable stories of some of the immigrants who helped build this country.
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This installment in the acclaimed LIVES OF series profiles the swashbuckling adventures of history’s most famous pirates–and dispels a few rumors along the way.
Before Wilma was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg and doctors said she’d never walk. But Wilma refused to believe that, and eventually won Olympic titles and…
Here are the life stories of such diverse figures as Vivaldi, Mozart, Scott Joplin, Nadia Boulanger, and Woody Guthrie. Readers will learn of both their musical natures and the personal…
Kathleen Krull,Paul Brewer
A picture-book biography about science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars! Perfect…
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A new biography series complete with full color illustrations that celebrates amazing women, from acclaimed author Kathleen Krull.
This engaging biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of our most memorable First Ladies, is an ideal addition to Women Who Broke the Rules, with full-color illustrations and, in the…
Examines the ten amendments to the United States Constitution that make up the Bill of Rights, explaining what the amendments mean, how they have been applied, and the rights they…
Sacajawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history. She traveled over four thousand miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a…
This engaging biography of Coretta Scott King, an important Civil Rights Activist, is an ideal addition to Women Who Broke the Rules, with full-color illustrations, and, in the vein of…
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On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I…
Biography of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the presidential cabinet, and architect of much of the New Deal legislation as Secretary of Labor –Provided by publisher.
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An innovative way to discover the lives of famous writers through their connection with their pets.
This picture book biography chronicles the life science superstar Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars…
Paul Brewer
Children love to be funny and to swap cool jokes. All of the classic joke formats  jump jokes, knock-knocks, riddles, visual puns, and many more  are included and…
Examines America’s first ladies and how they helped advance women’s rights, political causes, and other changes.
Packed with anecdotes, sidebars, quotes, and illustrations, this approachable book introduces young readers to the stakes, challenges, setbacks, and victories involved in the American Revolution.
A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars! –
Jules Archer
Reprint. Originally published: New York: Hawthorn Books, 1969.
Why do people riot?
From the Boston Massacre in 1770 to the Los Angeles riots of 1992, mob violence in the United States is often sparked by unjust court decisions…
The founding fathers and mothers of the United States were not, as history often makes them out to be, stuffy cardboard figures of virtue and nobility. They Made a Revolution…
Obsessive, vindictive, and secretive, Issac Newton was also brilliant. He invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity in 17th-century England, a time of plague, the Great Fire…
Painter, sculptor, anatomist, and inventor–Leonardo da Vinci explored all areas. His notebooks are mind-boggling evidence of a 15th-century scientific genius standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his…
Christopher Columbus, Lewis and Clark, and Sally Ride are among history’s best-known explorers, but what were they really like? With juicy tidbits, this title in the Lives of series reveals…
Benjamin Franklin may be best remembered as one of America’s Founding Fathers, but he was also a natural philosopher (the term for scientists back in the 1700s) whose experiments led…
Traces the life and work of the British biologist made famous by his controversial theory of natural selection.
From Galileo to Einstein, this fascinating new installment in the popular Lives of series of collective biographies is full of juicy tidbits about history’s greatest scientists. Full color.
Wild or mild, hated or beloved, these twenty women dared to stand up and be a leader.
An entertaining and informative account of the idiosyncrasies–sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic–of twenty famous artists.
In a dynamic offering from the Lives of … series, Krull and Hewitt tell all in an assortment of brief biographies of some of literature’s most famous and intriguing personas…
This fascinating new installment in the popular Lives of… series of collective biographies is full of juicy tidbits about history’s greatest scientists.
Now fully updated, this entertaining glance at presidential history includes new chapters and artwork for Barack Obama and George W. Bush, along with a fabulous new jacket and refreshed design…
A new biography series, complete with full color illustrations, that celebrates amazing women, from acclaimed author Kathleen Krull.
