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  • Electa Quinney

    Stockbridge Teacher

    by Karyn Saemann ...
    Series series Badger Biographies Series
    Electa Quinney loved to learn. Growing up in the early 1800s in New York, she went to some of the best boarding schools. There she learned how to read, write, and solve tough math problems—she even learned how to do needlework. Electa decided early on that she wanted to become a teacher so she could pass her knowledge on to others.But life wasn’t simple. Electa was a Stockbridge Indian, and her ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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    How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)

    by Malala Yousafzai ...
    **In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Malala Yousafzai—the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—inspires young readers with her stunning story of resilience and power.I Am Malala. This is my story.**Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • I Am Regina

    by Sally M. Keehn ...
    The cabin door crashes open-and in a few minutes Regina's life changes forever. Allegheny Indians murder her father and brother, burn their Pennsylvania home to the ground, and take Regina captive. Only her mother, who is away from home, is safe. Torn from her family, Regina longs for the past, but she must begin a new life. She becomes Tskinnak, who learns to catch fish, dance the Indian dance, ... Read more

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  • Helen Keller

    A Light for the Blind

    by Kathleen V. Kudlinski ...
    Illustrated by Donna Diamond ...
    Series series Women of Our Time
    "Forget that I am deaf and blind and think of me as an ordinary woman," wrote Helen Keller--but she was anything but ordinary.When Helen was growing up, there were no facilities to help handicapped students. Still, she learned to speak, read, and write, attended Radcliffe College, wrote five books, and lectured all over the world. It wasn't enough to prove that she could do anything. Helen wanted ... Read more

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  • Middle School

    The Real Deal

    by Juliana Farrell, Beth Mayall ...
    What your older sister won't tell you . . .What your parents don't know . . .Where's the cafeteria?How do I get to my next class, with all the right books, in less than five minutes?How do I deal with standardized tests?Which clubs should I join?Can I bring my iPod to school?If I get stuffed in my locker, how long will it take for someone to find me?From cliques to class schedules, electives to ... Read more

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  • Clara Barton

    by Robert Grey Reynolds ...
    Clara Barton was the most well known woman in the world at the turn of the 20th century. She founded the American Red Cross after traveling to Switzerland on one of her many trips to Europe. From a small town in Massachusetts, Barton gained a fine reputation treating the wounded in the American Civil War. After this conflict ended she was summoned to assist wounded soldiers in France during the ... Read more

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  • Explore Native American Cultures!

    With 25 Great Projects

    by Anita Yasuda ...
    Illustrated by Jennifer Keller ...
    Series series Explore Your World
    Explore Native American Cultures! with 25 Great Projects introduces readers to seven main Native American cultural regions, from the northeast woodlands to the Northwest tribes. It encourages readers to investigate the daily activities—including the rituals, beliefs, and longstanding traditions—of America's First People. Where did they live? How did they learn to survive and build thriving ... Read more

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  • Who Was Joan of Arc?

    by Meg Belviso, Pam Pollack, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Andrew Thomson ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visions telling her to join forces with the King of France. By the time she was a teenager, she was leading troops into battle in the name of her country. Though she was captured and executed for her ... Read more

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  • Path to the Pacific

    The Story of Sacagawea

    by Neta Lohnes Frazier ...
    Series series 833
    The classic story of Sacajawea for young readers in a new, illustrated edition.Seldom given the credit she deserves, Sacajawea is one of America's true heroines. Without her assistance as a guide and interpreter, the Lewis and Clark Expedition would never have crossed the Rockies and reached the Pacific Northwest - and the course of U.S. history would have been changed forever.Master Western ... Read more

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  • The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can

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    by Tererai Trent ...
    Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist ...
    An inspirational picture book autobiography from Oprah Winfrey’s "All-Time Favorite Guest”This is the story of a little girl with big dreams.All the girl ever wanted was an education. But in Rhodesia, education for girls was nearly impossible.So she taught herself to read and write with her brother’s schoolbooks and to count while watching cattle graze.When the girl became a young wife and mother, ... Read more

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  • Who Was Clara Barton?

    by Stephanie Spinner, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by David Groff ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. At a time when few women worked outside the home, she became the first woman to hold a government job, as a patent clerk in Washington, DC. In 1864, she was appointed “lady in charge” of the hospitals at the front lines of the Union Army, where she became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.” Clara ... Read more

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  • Terrific Women Teachers

    by Helen Wolfe ...
    Series Book 17 - Women's Hall Of Fame Series
    Maria Montessori, founder the Montessori method of self-directed learning Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, her "miracle worker", USA Christa McAuliffe, high school teacher who died in the space shuttle Challenger, USA Dorval Onesime, a Native Metis educator in the early 1900s from Saskatchewan, Canada Denise Fruchter, a special education teacher with tourettes syndrome from Toronto, Canada Malalai ... Read more

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