Christine Ramsey's Library
Barksdale Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545964258 | Who Is Barack Obama? | Roberta Edwards | A Biography Of Barack Obama, The First African-american President Of The United States. | |
| 9780448458724 | Who is J.K. Rowling? | Pollack, Pam, Belviso, Meg, Who HQ | Penguin Workshop | |
| 9780545920162 | Who Is Jane Goodall? | Roberta Edwards | Profiles the life of the primatologist who was the first scientist to study wild chimpanzees in their natural environment. | |
| 9780448486772 | Who Is Jeff Kinney? (Who Was?) | Kinney, Patrick, Who HQ | Penguin Workshop | |
| 9780545940221 | Who Is Malala Yousafzai? | Dinah Brown | Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
| 9781338169850 | Who Was Anne Frank? | Ann Abramson | Looks closely at Anne Frank's life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding from the Nazis, and the legacy of her diary. | |
| 9781338283129 | Who Was Coretta Scott King? | Gail Herman | Presents The Life And Achievements Of Coretta Scott King, Discussing Her Vital Role In The Civil Rights Movement, Her Awareness Campaigns, And Her Efforts To Continue The Work Of Her Husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| 9780448455853 | Who Was Dr. Seuss? | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ | Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books- like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings an amazingly gifted author/illustrator to life. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780448479316 | Who Was Ernest Shackleton? | James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ | As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton’s incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was. His historic 1914 journey aboard the Endurance has all the drama of an action movie. | Penguin |
| 9780448431055 | Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? | Sydelle Kramer | Biography of the sixteenth century Portugese captain credited with being the first discoverer to circle the globe. | Penguin Workshop |
| 9780448455570 | Who Was Jackie Robinson? | Gail Herman, Who HQ | As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him. Here is an inspiring sports biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780545640374 | Who Was John F. Kennedy? | Yona Zeldis McDonough | The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was ...? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history. | |
| 9780448448398 | Who Was Queen Elizabeth? (Who Was?) | Eding, June | Penguin Workshop | |
| 9780448479095 | Who Was Robert E. Lee? | Bader, Bonnie, Who HQ | Penguin Workshop | |
| orcalftub7yl02ye51qpa4lf46un | Who Was Sacagawea? | |||
| 9780545902267 | Who Was Steve Irwin? | Dina Anastasio | Describes the life and career of Steve Irwin, famously known as the Crocodile Hunter, from his childhood and early love of animals to his rise in popularity as a film and television star and naturalist. | |
| 9781338341164 | Who Was Walt Disney? | Whitney Stewart | Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography reveals the man behind the magic. | |
| 9781338158946 | Whoosh! | Chris Barton | "You know the Super Soaker. It's one of the top twenty toys of all time. And it was an accidental discovery that brought it into being. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity were present in Lonnie Johnson's early life. Growing up in a house full of siblings, Lonnie demonstrated persistence and a passion for problem solving that became the cornerstone of his career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is Lonnie's invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made the most memorable splash in popular culture."-- | |
| 9780395539637 | Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky | Elphinstone Dayrell | An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the sky when the water came to visit them. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780316316668 | Wild Robot | Peter Brown | Little Brown & Company |