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Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Victoria Sherrow
Illustrator:  Elaine Verstraete 
Nonfiction
For ages 6 to 8
Lerner, 2001   ISBN: 978-1575054605
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Wangari's Trees of Peace

Wangari's Trees of Peace

Jeanette Winter
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Harcourt Children's Books, 1978   ISBN: 978-0152065454
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Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson

Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson

Amy Ehrlich
Illustrator:   Wendell Minor 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Harcourt, 2003   ISBN: 0152063242
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The Lorax

The Lorax

Dr. Seuss
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Random House, 1999   ISBN: 0394823370
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The Trouble with Henry: A Tale of Walden Pond

The Trouble with Henry: A Tale of Walden Pond

Deborah O'Neal, Angela Westengard
Illustrator:  S.D. Schindler 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 9
Candlewick Press, 2005   ISBN: 978-0763618285
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The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls

The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls

Catherine Thimmesh
Illustrator:   Melissa Sweet 
Nonfiction
For ages 12 and up
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2002   ISBN: 978-0618076987
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The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin

The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin

Cheryl Harness
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 12
National Geographic, 2005   ISBN: 978-0792278825
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A Dangerous Engine: Benjamin Franklin, From Scientist to Diplomat

A Dangerous Engine: Benjamin Franklin, From Scientist to Diplomat

Joan Dash
Illustrator:  Dusan Petricic 
Nonfiction
For ages 12 and up
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005   ISBN: 978-0374306694
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The Daring Nellie Bly: America’s Star Reporter

The Daring Nellie Bly: America’s Star Reporter

Bonnie Christensen
Nonfiction
For ages 6 and up
Alfred A Knopf, 2003   ISBN: 978-0375815683
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom

Kathleen Kudlinski
Illustrator:  Meryl Henderson 
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 8 to 12
Aladdin, 2003   ISBN: 978-0689857454
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Paul Revere

Paul Revere

Jane Sutcliffe
Nonfiction
For ages 7 to 10
Lerner, 2002   ISBN: 978-0822501954
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John, George, Paul & Ben

John, George, Paul & Ben

Lane Smith
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Hyperion, 2006   ISBN: 978-0786848935
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Paul Revere and the Bell Ringers

Paul Revere and the Bell Ringers

Jonah Winter
Illustrator:  Bert Dodson 
Nonfiction
For ages 5 to 7
Simon and Schuster, 2003   ISBN: 978-0689856358
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The Little House Guidebook

The Little House Guidebook

William Anderson
Photographer: Leslie A. Kelly
Nonfiction
For ages 12 and up
HarperCollins, 2002   ISBN: 978-0064461771
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The World of Little House

The World of Little House

Carolyn Strom Collins, Christina Wyss Eriksson
Illustrator:   Garth Williams  , Deborah Maze 
Nonfiction
For ages 8 and up
HarperCollins, 1996   ISBN: 978-0060244224
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