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Andrew Jackson - Young Patriot

by George E. Stanley

9,38€ + 10% CARD

 Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person''s development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today''s reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects. These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and heroines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you. Happy Reading! The Editors
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Sojourner Truth

by Kathleen Kudlinski

10,55€ + 10% CARD

 What do you do when you don''t have a home or a family to call your own anymore? Eleven-year-old Abigail is not entirely sure how she''ll find it, but after losing her mother to smallpox and her father to the sea, she knows that it is up to her to build a new life for herself and her little brother, Seth. But carving a future out of the harsh realities of life in Wiscasset, a nineteenth-century Maine seaport, proves difficult, and Abigail fears that there will always be more questions than answers. How long will they be able to stay and work for the young Widow Chase? Will Seth be able to let go of the past? As the months roll by like waves on the sea, Abigail searches tirelessly for a solution and for an answer to the question she holds most dear: Will they ever find a place to call home again?
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Harry S. Truman - Thirty-Third President Of The United States

by George E. Stanley

9,38€ + 10% CARD

 One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today''s youngster is swept right into history.
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John Adams - Young Revolutionary

by Jan Adkins

9,38€ + 10% CARD

 Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person¹s development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today¹s reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects. These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and heroines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you. Happy Reading! The Editors
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Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Runner

by Jo Harper

10,55€ + 10% CARD

 An inspiring story of the first American female athlete to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games shares her triumphs over childhood illnesses to become a high school basketball player. A Childhood Of Famous Americans title.
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Mark Twain - Young Writer

by Miriam E. Mason

9,38€ + 10% CARD

 Samuel Langhorne Clemens is perhaps best known by his pen name Mark Twain. He was a writer of such classic American novels as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, served as an apprentice printer, and wrote newspaper articles. Later he was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to work as a miner. Eventually he settled on writing as a career. Mark Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley''s Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it", too. He died the day following the comet''s return. Now readers can explore how his childhood influenced his life.
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Buffalo Bill - Frontier Daredevil

by Augusta Stevenson

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 Ideal for beginning readers, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Wild West showman Buffalo Bill Cody: Pony Express rider, scout, showman, and buffalo hunter.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Champion Of Freedom

by Kathleen Kudlinski

9,38€ + 10% CARD

 Childhood of Famous Americans One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today''s youngster is swept right into history.
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Dr. Seuss - Young Author And Artist

by Kathleen Kudlinski

10,55€ + 10% CARD

 One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today''s youngster is swept right into history.
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Amelia Earhart - Young Aviator

by Beatrice Gormley

9,38€ + 10% CARD

 Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Amelia Earhart. Illustrated throughout.
Ronald Reagan - Young Leader

by Montrew Dunham

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 This lively, fictionalized biography of Ronald Reagan explores the early years of a boy who would grow up to become known to millions a movie star—and later as America’s fortieth president.
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John Muir - Young Naturalist

by Montrew Dunham

7,88€ + 10% CARD

 A founding father of the conservation movement in the United States, John Muir was born in Scotland and emigrated to Wisconsin when he was eleven. This easy-to-read biography takes a look at Muir's life as young naturalist, destined to become one of America's first eco-heroes.
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Thurgood Marshall

by Montrew Dunham

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 The childhood of civil rights hero and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall comes to life in this engaging biography. Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the US Constitution. By the time he was twelve, he had most of it memorized, and his interest in law had begun to take seed. In 1967 he was appointed to the US Supreme Court—the first African American to serve in that position.
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Davy Crockett - Young Rifleman

by Aileen Wells Parks

5,25€ + 10% CARD

 A biography of the famous frontiersman and Congressman, focusing on his childhood.
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Abigail Adams - Girl Of Colonial Days

by Jean Brown Wagoner

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Abigail Adams. Illustrated throughout.
Milton Hershey - Young Chocolatier

by M.M. Eboch

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 Did you know that the man behind Hershey''s chocolate used to work in an ice cream parlor? Or that he had to try over and over again to get his now-famous chocolate to taste as delicious as it does today? Milton Hershey''s life wasn''t always a bowl of chocolate Kisses. When he was in fourth grade, he even had to drop out of school and work to help his poor family make ends meet. Read all about how the man we know as the famous young chocolatier finally struck it rich -- in money, love, and chocolate!
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Neil Armstrong - Young Pilot

by Montrew Dunham

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 Learn about the early years of the first person to step foot on the moon, a historic feat he described as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Teddy Kennedy - Lion Of The Senate

by George E. Stanley

2,62€ + 10% CARD

 This informative and engaging addition to the Childhood of Famous Americans series provides a fascinating look at the boyhood and background of Teddy Kennedy, who, in addition to being the youngest brother of former President John F. Kennedy and the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, grew up to be a revered and beloved senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts.
John Glenn

by Michael Burgan

2,62€ + 10% CARD

 Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, sixty-five years old in 1997, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person''s development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today''s reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects. These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and heroines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you. Happy Reading! The Editors
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Teddy Roosevelt - Young Rough Rider

by Edd Winfield Parks

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 Focuses on the childhood of the dynamic president, describing how Teddy worked hard to improve his poor health and developed a lifelong interest in nature and the conservation of natural resources.
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Langston Hughes - Young Black Poet

by Montrew Dunham

2,62€ + 10% CARD

 Get to know the influential African American poet Langston Hughes in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years! An engaging biography of American poet, Langston Hughes, written for the elementary aged child. Langston Hughes used his poetry and other writings to reflect the everyday experiences of African Americans, and he was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.
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Roberto Clemente - Young Ball Player

by Montrew Dunham

6,56€ + 10% CARD

 Roberto Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He played 18 seasons at right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a National League, Most Valuable Player once, All-Star twelve times (15 games), batting champion four times, and Gold Glove winner twelve times. In 1972, Clemente got his 3,000th major league hit. Clemente was very involved in charity work in Puerto Rico and Latin American countries during the off seasons. He died in an airplane accident on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Now readers can explore how his childhood influenced his life.
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Jim Thorpe - Olympic Champion

by Guernsey, Jr. Van Riper; Illustration: Gray Morrow

13,51€

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Eloise At Christmastime

by Kay Thompson; Illustration: Hilary Knight

16,22€

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 It's Christmas Eve in New York City and Eloise tackles it with her usual gusto and irrepressible spirit. From dressing the tree to passing out parcels, never has a child displayed such enthusiasm for life. Hilary Knight's famous illustrations and Kay Thompson's rich language simply dance off the page, as Eloise says herself, 'Oooooooooooooooooooo! I absolutely love Christmas!'
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