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2) Barack Obama
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English
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Presents the life, career, and accomplishments of the forty-fourth president of the United States.
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English
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt made history by being the first United States President to run for a third term, and in fact, he was elected to the presidency four consecutive terms. Go back in time to follow FDR as he leads America through some of the most difficult times it ever faced: The Great Depression and World War II.
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English
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Question: Who was known as the First Lady of the U.S. civil rights movement? Answer: Coretta Scott King. She helped her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., fight for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950's and 1960's. After his death, she continued to speak out for peace and equality for all people.
7) Dr. Seuss
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English
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Did you know Dr. Seuss is not a real doctor? Dr. Seuss was the fun name chosen by writer Theodor Geisel.
8) Helen Keller
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English
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Focuses on the early life of Helen Keller, a woman who is well known for overcoming the handicaps of blindness and deafness.
11) Andrew Jackson
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Lerner Publications Co
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English
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A biography of the seventh president from his childhood in South Carolina, through his military career in the War of 1812 and his family life, to his legacy as America's first populist president.
12) Neil Armstrong
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Lerner
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[2003]
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English
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An introduction to the life of Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon.
16) Ruby Bridges
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Lerner Publications
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[2009]
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English
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A biography of Ruby Bridges, the first African American student to attend William Frantz Public School in New Orleans and the subject of a 1964 Normal Rockwell painting.
19) Milton Hershey
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Lerner Publications
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[2004]
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English
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A biography of the successful chocolate maker who built a town around his factory with unique housing for his workers and a school for disadvantaged students.
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