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Thomas Edison

2001
Provides information about the life and work of Thomas Edison, and tells how to learn more about the famous inventor.

Susan B. Anthony

1998
An introductory biography of the early feminist who fought for women's right to vote.

Prokofiev

2000
An introductory biography of the composer of such works as "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Love for Three Oranges.".

Nelson Mandela

1999
A simple biography of the son of a chief who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.

Louis Braille

1998
A simple biography of the man who invented a special system of raised dots on paper enabling blind people to read.

Henry Ford

2001
Describes the life of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans.

Harriet Tubman

1999
A simple biography of the woman who escaped life as a slave and then rescued other slaves as a conductor in the Underground Railroad.

Florence Nightingale

2000
A simple introduction to the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the nineteenth-century English woman considered to be the founder of modern nursing.

Dr. Seuss

2000
A brief biography of the author of such books as "Green Eggs and Ham" and "The Cat in the Hat.".

Beethoven

2000
A simple biography of the man who composed such musical works as his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy.".

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