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The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong
By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang
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By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang
This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.

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The Story of Olympic Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku
By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
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By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
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This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Duke Kahanamoku, the six-time Olympic swimming champion and a legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world.

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Grand Theft Horse
By G. Neri, Corban Wilkin
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Grand Theft Horse
By G. Neri, Corban Wilkin
Yummy author G. Neri returns to graphic novels with the powerful story of his cousin Gail Ruffu, who stole a racehorse in order to save it, and ended up fighting the whole racing industry for the humane treatment of animals.

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Hammering for Freedom
The William Lewis Story
By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield
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The William Lewis Story
By Rita Lorraine Hubbard, John Holyfield
The inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money and bought the freedom of each and every member of his enslaved family.

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The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler
By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
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The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler
By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
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The "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this beautiful celebration of the life of Irena Sendler, a social worker who helped save nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland.

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The Story of Car Engineer Soichiro Honda
By Mark Weston, Katie Yamasaki
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By Mark Weston, Katie Yamasaki
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The "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this compelling biography of Soichiro Honda, the innovative motorcycle and car manufacturer and Japanese business pioneer.

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The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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The "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this action-packed tribute to Arthur Ashe, one of the most compelling athletes and humanitarians of the twentieth century.

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Midnight Teacher
Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd
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Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd
This historical fiction picture book reveals the unknown story of Lilly Ann Granderson, an African-American teacher who risked her life to teach others during slavery.

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Confucius: Great Teacher of China
By Demi
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Confucius: Great Teacher of China
By Demi
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A beautifully illustrated biography of a man whose philosophy shaped the course of Chinese history: the great teacher Confucius.

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Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
By Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
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Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
By Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
A biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Martí's Song for Freedom
Martí y sus versos por la libertad
By Emma Otheguy, Beatriz Vidal
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Martí y sus versos por la libertad
By Emma Otheguy, Beatriz Vidal
A bilingual biography of José Martí, who dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty-abolishment of slavery, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence from colonialism for all Latinos. Written in verse with excerpts from Martí's seminal work, Versos sencillos.

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Step Right Up
How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness
By Donna Janell Bowman, Daniel Minter
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How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness
By Donna Janell Bowman, Daniel Minter
A biography of William "Doc" Key, a formerly enslaved man and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read, write, and do math, and who together with Jim became a famous traveling performance act and proponent for the humane treatment of animals around the turn of the twentieth century.

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Growing Peace
A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
By Richard Sobol
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A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
By Richard Sobol
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This stunning photo-essay for children is a story of coexistence, focusing on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian families in a Ugandan village who created a Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative and learned to live and work together peacefully.

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Mama and Papa Have a Store
By Amelia Lau Carling
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By Amelia Lau Carling
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A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.

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The School the Aztec Eagles Built
By Dorinda Nicholson
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The School the Aztec Eagles Built
By Dorinda Nicholson
A photo-illustrated book about the Aztec Eagles, Mexico's World War II Air Force squadron interwoven with the story of Sergeant Angel Bocanegra, whose service was rewarded with the building of a school in his village.

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Tiny Stitches
The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
By Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin Bootman
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The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
By Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin Bootman
The life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.

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Ira's Shakespeare Dream
By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
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Ira's Shakespeare Dream
By Glenda Armand, Floyd Cooper
The inspiring biography of Ira Aldridge, a Black actor who overcame racism to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century.

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Down Under
By Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin
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Down Under
By Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin
In this continuation of the Adventures Around the World series, the Lewins come face to face with Australia's wildest animals, from dingoes to crocodiles and more.

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Twenty-two Cents
Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank
By Paula Yoo, Jamel Akib
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Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank
By Paula Yoo, Jamel Akib
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A biography of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the innovative economic concept of micro-lending.

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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
A biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.

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