Lola M Schaefer
1) Rosa Parks
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A brief biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.
5) Pocahontas
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English
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Simple text and illustrations introduce the life of the Powhatan Indian who worked throughout her life to establish peace between her people and the English.
7) Jane Goodall
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English
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Simple text and photographs present the life of Jane Goodall.
9) Clara Barton
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Simple text and photographs present the life of Clara Barton, who worked as a nurse during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross Society in 1881 to help people hurt by war or disasters.
10) Thomas Edison
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English
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Simple text and photographs present the life of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, lightbulb, and movies with sound.
11) Johnny Appleseed
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English
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An introduction to the life of John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, who is famed for his distribution of apple seeds and trees across America.
12) Mother Teresa
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English
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Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Mother Teresa, who founded an order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity to take care of the poor in India.