Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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-- Beyond little women, Louisa May Alcottc2004., Juvenile, Carolrhoda Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Creative minds biographySummary Note: Tells the life story of nineteenth-century author Louisa May Alcott, describing the New England childhood with her three sisters that she immortalized in "Little Women," her development as a writer, and her years of sacrifice for her family.
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c2003., Lerner Call No: B COL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biographiesSummary Note: Introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, the first man known to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and discusses what he found when he reached the islands now known as the West Indies.
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2004., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biosSummary Note: This is a biography of the man whose inventiveness and business savvy led to the creation of the Kodak company and transformed photography from a cumbersome professional activity to a point-and-click hobby enjoyed by people around the world.
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c1994., Lerner Publications Co. Call No: 828 .91209 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This biography tells the life of J.M. Barrie, the writer who never wanted to grow up, and so in 1903 created Peter Pan--the boy from Never Land who never grew up. Black and white photographs show events from his life.
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c2007., Lerner Publications Co. Call No: B LOW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biographiesSummary Note: A biography of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low. Describes her childhood in Savannah, her marriage to Englishman William Low, and their divorce. Discusses how she rebuilt her life, met the founders of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, and dedicated the rest of her life to bringing scouting for girls to the United States.
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c2007., Millbrook Press Call No: B JEM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A creative minds biography
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c2007., Pre-adolescent, Millbrook Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Creative minds biographySummary Note: A brief biography of Mary Jemison, the daughter of Irish immigrants who arrived in America in 1743, was captured by a Shawnee war party at the age of twelve, and was subsequently given to the Seneca tribe with whom she chose to remain the rest of her life.
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Lerner Call No: B ALLER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Biography (Lerner Publications Company)Summary Note: Presents the life of Mark Twain focusing on his boyhood, relationships, and writing career.
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2004., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biosSummary Note: This book introduces the life of Lakota Sioux warrior and holy man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn and brought them to safety in Canada before surrendering so that they would not starve.
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2004., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biosSummary Note: This book is a biography of Tecumseh, whose integrity, personal magnetism, and public speaking skills helped him to lead the Shawnee and people of other tribes in the fight to save their lives and lands from being taken by white men.
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2010, c2011., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: 386 .4809747 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Six questions of American historySummary Note: An exploration of the Erie Canal that discusses its construction, who planned it, challenges faced by workers, and other related topics.