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Talkin' about Bessie

The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman

by Grimes, Nikki

A biography of the woman who became the first licensed Afro-American pilot.

Life on Earth

The Story of Evolution

by Jenkins, Steve

Provides an overview of the origin and evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned from the study of evolution.

Keeper of the Doves

by Byars, Betsy

In the late 1800s in Kentucky, Amie McBee and her four sisters both fear and torment the reclusive and seemingly sinister Mr. Tominski, but their father contin...

Peacock and Other Poems

by Worth, Valerie

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What Charlie Heard

by Gerstein, Mordicai

Describes the life of American composer Charles Ives, who wrote music which expressed all the sounds he heard in the world, but which was not well received dur...

Martin's Big Words

The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Rappaport, Doreen

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Handel, Who Knew What He Liked

by Anderson, M. T.

A man who would later compose some of the world's most beautiful music is shown as a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own.

Awful Ogre's Awful Day

by Prelutsky, Jack

In a series of poems, Awful Ogre rises, grooms himself, dances, pens a letter, and goes through other activities as the day passes.

Larky Mavis

by Cole, Brock

Having found a tiny baby in a peanut shell, Larky Mavis calls him Heart's Delight and carries him around as he grows bigger, to the confusion and anger of the ...

Dirty Laundry Pile

Poems in Different Voices

by Janeczko, Paul B.

A scarecrow, washing machine, cow, and other objects and animals express themselves in this collection of poems.