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Little Guides to Great Lives: Amelia Earhart

Little Guides to Great Lives: Amelia Earhart

Isabel Thomas
Illustrator:  Dalia Adillon 
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 7 to 10
Laurence King Publishing, 2018   ISBN: 978-1786271600
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Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky

Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky

Barb Rosenstock
Illustrator:  Mary GrandPre 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Random House, 2017   ISBN: 978-1101937105
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Before She was Harriet

Before She was Harriet

Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrator:  James E. Ransome 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Holiday House, 2017   ISBN: 978-0823420476
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A Year in the Woods

A Year in the Woods

Henry David Thoreau
Illustrator:  Giovanni Manna 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 8 and up
Creative Editions, 2017   ISBN: 978-1568463056
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The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window

The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window

Jeff Gottesfeld
Illustrator:  Peter McCarty 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Random House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0385753975
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Winter at Valley Forge

Winter at Valley Forge

Matt Doeden
Illustrator:  Charles Barnett III , Ron Frenz 
Nonfiction graphic novel
For ages 8 to 10
Capstone Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-0736862127
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The Wild Queen

The Wild Queen

Carolyn Meyer
Fiction  Series
For ages 12 and up
HMH Books for Young Readers, 2012   ISBN: 978-0152061883
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Jen Bryant
Illustrator:  Boris Kulikov 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Random House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0449813379
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Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z

Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z

Alan Schroeder
Illustrator:  John O'Brien 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Holiday House, 2015   ISBN: 978-0823424207
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Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation

Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation

Peggy Thomas
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Calkins Creek, 2015   ISBN: 978-1620916285
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Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong

Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong

Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrator:  James E. Ransome 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Holiday House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0823434282
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Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

Edited by David Roessel and Arnold
Illustrator:  Benny Andrews 
Poetry
For ages 9 and up
Sterling Children's Books, 2013   ISBN: 978-1454903284
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The Detective's Assistant

The Detective's Assistant

Kate Hannigan
Fiction
For ages 8 to 11
Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015   ISBN: 978-0316403511
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Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs

Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs

Angela Farris Watkins, PhD
Illustrator:  Sally Wern Comport 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2014   ISBN: 978-1416986935
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Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk

Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk

Jane Sutcliffe
Illustrator:  John Shelley 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Charlesbridge, 2016   ISBN: 978-1580896382
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