Non-Fiction Reviews

Famous Children: Beethoven

Famous Children: Beethoven

Ann Rachlin
Illustrator:  Susan Hellard 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Barron’s Educational Series, 1994   ISBN: 978-0812019964
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Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur and Millionaire

Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur and Millionaire

Darlene R. Stille
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 10 and up
Compass Point Books, 2007   ISBN: 978-0756518837
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Madam C.J. Walker and new cosmetics

Madam C.J. Walker and new cosmetics

Katherine E. Krohn
Illustrator:  Richard Dominguez , Dave Hoover , Bill Anderson , Charles Barnett III 
Nonfiction Graphic Novel  Series
For ages 7 to 9
Graphic Library, 2007   ISBN: 978-0736864855
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Antarctica: Journey’s to the South Pole

Antarctica: Journey’s to the South Pole

Walter Dean Myers
For ages 12 to and up
Scholastic, 2004   ISBN: 978-0439220019
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Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Gwenyth Swain
Illustrator:  Matthew Archambault 
Nonfiction
For ages 6 to 8
Lerner, 2005   ISBN: 978-1575058276
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Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Laura Hamilton Waxman
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 10
Lerner, 2008   ISBN: 978-0822571728
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Andrew Carnegie: Industrial Philanthropist

Andrew Carnegie: Industrial Philanthropist

Laura B. Edge
Nonfiction
For ages 12 and up
Lerner, 2004   ISBN: 978-0822549659
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Andrew Carnegie: Captain of Industry

Andrew Carnegie: Captain of Industry

Dana Meachen Rau
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 12 and up
Compass Point Books, 2006   ISBN: 978-0756509958
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The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History

The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History

Jane Yolen
Illustrator:  Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 9
Simon and Schuster, 2002   ISBN: 978-0689851223
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Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Leon Foucault

Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Leon Foucault

Denise Dowling Mortensen
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Tricycle Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-1582462844
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All Aboard!: Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine

All Aboard!: Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine

Monica Kulling
Illustrator:  Bill Slavin 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Tundra Books, 2010   ISBN: 978-0887769450
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Abigail Adams: Courageous Patriot and First Lady

Abigail Adams: Courageous Patriot and First Lady

Barbara A. Somerville
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 10 and up
Capstone Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-0756509811
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Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution

Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution

Patricia Lakin
Illustrator:  Debra Bandelin , Bob Dacey 
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2006   ISBN: 978-0689870323
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A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women

A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women

Lynne Cheney
Illustrator:  Robin Preiss Glasser 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 8 to 10
Simon and Schuster, 2003   ISBN: 978-0689858192
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A Three-Minute Speech: Lincoln’s Remarks at Gettysburg

A Three-Minute Speech: Lincoln’s Remarks at Gettysburg

Jennifer Armstrong
Illustrator:  Albert Lorenz 
Nonfiction
For ages 7 to 10
Simon and Schuster, 2003   ISBN: 978-0689856228
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