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A biography of the Negro whose distinguished baseball career inspired blacks everywhere and whose "cool" on the playing field helped open the door to other black athletes.

3) John F. Kennedy: the making of a leader

Author

Upadhyay, Ritu

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c2005.

Language

English

4) Theodore Roosevelt: the adventurous president

Author

DeMauro, Lisa

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c2005.

Language

English

5) Thomas Edison: a brilliant inventor

Author

DeMauro, Lisa

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c2005.

Language

English

6) Alexander Graham Bell: inventor of the telephone

Author

Micklos, John

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

c2006.

Language

English

Description

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Presents the life and accomplishments of the inventor of the telephone and teacher of the deaf.

7) Ronald Reagan: from silver screen to Oval Office

Author

Patrick, Denise Lewis

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

HarperCollins Children's Books

Pub. Date

c2006.

Language

English

Description

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Presents the life and accomplishments of the actor turned president who was known for his wit and humor, as well as being the first to appoint a female Supreme Court justice.

8) Rosa Parks: civil rights pioneer

Author

Kellaher, Karen

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

Collins

Pub. Date

c2007.

Language

English

Description

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Presents the life of Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus for a white man triggered the civil rights movement.

9) Clara Barton: angel of the battlefield

Author

Prokos, Anna

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

Collins

Pub. Date

c2008.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.

10) Henry Ford: putting the world on wheels

Author

El Nabli, Dina

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

Collins

Pub. Date

c2008.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford, a man who changed the American way of life in the 1900s by inventing the Model T and founding the Ford Motor Company.

11) Jesse Owens: running into history

Author

Israel, Elaine

Series

Time for kids biographies

Publisher

Collins

Pub. Date

c2008.

Language

English

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Presents the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, an African American track star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and dashed Hitler's hopes for an Aryan domination of the Games.

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1) Benjamin Franklin: a man of many talents

2) Jackie Robinson: strong inside and out

3) John F. Kennedy: the making of a leader

4) Theodore Roosevelt: the adventurous president

5) Thomas Edison: a brilliant inventor

6) Alexander Graham Bell: inventor of the telephone

7) Ronald Reagan: from silver screen to Oval Office

8) Rosa Parks: civil rights pioneer

9) Clara Barton: angel of the battlefield

10) Henry Ford: putting the world on wheels

11) Jesse Owens: running into history

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