Juvenile Nonfiction : Biography & Autobiography

Sine 1954, Matt Christopher has written and published more than one hundred twenty novels, making him the most prolific and bestselling sportswriter for children ever. From books on football and baseball to soccer and skateboarding, Matt's work has spanned three generations of readers, and new fans are joing the ranks every year. To celebrate fifty years of good sportsmanship, Dale Christopher, Matt's second son, penned the biography of his father's life. In these pages, you can learn about the obstacles Matt faced as he pursued his dream to become a writer--and how he finally achieved that dream through hard work, perseverance, adn faith that one day he would succeed. The road to fame was never easy for Matt, but in the long run, it was one he traveled willingly and happily, certain that writing was what he was destined to do. more...

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A collection of inspiring biographical profiles that bring notable African Americans of colonial times to life for young readers. In this lively, comprehensive collection, young readers will learn about twenty notable lives in the earliest period of American history each born in colonial days up to the Revolutionary War. Black Stars of Colonial Times tells the fascinating stories of famous and legendary people along with many unsung heroes and heroines. Each well-rounded biography covers its subject’s background, challenges, and achievements, and more. Beautifully illustrated, this book contains thoroughly researched stories of striking courage and determination. more...

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Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for children 8-12! The twentieth century has been a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience the century's greatest moments. more...

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Born in China in 1912, Chien-shiung Wu came to the United States to study physics at the University of California at Berkeley. Madame Wu, as she was called, was one of the most distinguished women physicists of her time, and served as the first female president of the American Physical Society in the 1970s. more...

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[NEW re-edited, new material August 2003]Cold River: a survivor's story is about man's desire for freedom during a time when none existed. Jozef describes the village in which he grew up with such emotion and sadness that the reader can hear the snow crunching beneath his expectant mother's feet as she makes her way through the snow drifts.This story is fact, not fiction, when you are finished you will know what it is like to taste freedom for the first time. And perhaps feel pain of its cost. more...

Price: $6.99