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Hello everyone, We are a group of students, some practicing media specialists and some classroom teachers, who are completing our Masters in Library Science. For our Selection and Use class, we have had to compile a Group Book Order of the best 10-15 titles in a certain category and grade level. We chose Biographies, since there are so many new things being done with this genre lately. Below is our list. Please let us know what you think. Title Author ISBN Publisher Dewey Summary Reviews Copyright Cost Grades, Pages Action Jackson Greenburg, Jan 0-761-3770-3 Roaring Brook Press 921 or 759.13 A biography of Jackson Pollack and his art work. W 6/03; HBM 11/02; BCCB 11/02; SLJ* 10/02; BL* 9/05; Sibert Honor book 03 © 2002 $22.30 Grades 2-5, 32 pages Anne Frank Poole, Josephine 0-375-93242-9 Knopf 921 or 940.53 A short biography of Anne Frank, who hid from the Nazi's during WWII. SLJ* 9/05; LMC* 8/05; HB 11/05; K 7/15/05; BL* 6/05; PW* 5/23/05; BCCB 9/05 © 2005 $21.59 Grades 4-7, 36 pages Champ : The Story Of Muhammad Ali, The Bolden, Tonya 0-375-92401-9 Knopf 921or 796.83 Chronicles the life and career of boxing great, Muhammad Ali SLJ* 1/1/05; HB 4/1/05; BL 11/15/04; BCCB 1/1/05 © 2004 $21.59 Grades K-3, 36 pages Confucius: The Golden Rule Freedman, Russell 0-439-13957-0 Arthur A. Levine Books 921 or 181 An illustrated introduction to the life and teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius SLJ* 9/02; LMC* 1/03; PW* 8/02; BL* 10/02; K* 7/02; W 6/03; ALA Notable 03 © 2002 $16.99 Grades 3-8, 48 pages Daring Nellie Bly: America's Star Reporter, The Christiansen 0-375-81568-6 Knopf 070.92 Biography of Nellie Bly, a stunt reporter for an 1800’s newspaper BL 9/03; SLJ 10/03; NB 4/04 © 2003 $14.40 Grades 3-5, 32 pages Genius: A Photobiography Of Albert Einstein Delano, Marfe 0-7922-9545-5 National Geographic 921 or 530 Presents a biography of Albert Einstein W 11/05; BL* 4/05; BCCB 7/05; LMC 10/05; SLJ* 5/05; HB 10/05; K 3/15/05 © 2005 $30.12 Grades 4-7, 63 pages Harvesting Hope: The Story Of Cesar Chavez Krull 0-15-201437-3 Harcourt 331.88 Biography of migrant worker Cesar Chavez who fights for equal rights. SLJ 6/03; BL 6/03; HB 10/03 © 2003 $14.45 Grades 2-4, 48 pages Jump! : From The Life Of Michael Jordan Cooper, Floyd 0-399-24230-9 Philomel Books 921 or 796.323 Story of how basketball great Michael Jordan worked for years to become good enough to beat his toughest competitor--his older brother SLJ 12/1/04; HB 4/1/05; BL 9/1/04; BCCB 1/1/05 © 2004 $13.59 Grades K-3, 40 pages My Life With Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up With Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Farris 0-689-84387-9 Simon and Schuster books for young readers 323 Biography of Martin Luther King Junior as told from his sister’s point of view SLJ2/03; BL2/03; HB3/03 © 2003 $15.26 Grades K-3, 35 pages Promises To Keep : How Jackie Robinson Changed America Robinson, Sharon 0-439-42592-1 Scholastic 921 or 796.357 Robinson’s daughter tells of her father, the first African American to play in the major leagues. SLJ* 3/1/04; BL* 2/15/04; HB 10/1/04; BCCB 4/1/04 © 2004 $14.40 Grades 3-6, 64 pages Sequoyah : The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing Rumford, James 0-618-36947-3 Houghton Mifflin 921 or 975.004 Biography of the Cherokee who developed the first written alphabet and language for his people SLJ* 10/1/04; HB 4/1/04; BCCB 1/1/05; BL 10/15/04; ALA Notable © 2004 $13.60 Grades K-3, 32 pages Talkin' About Bessie: The Story Of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman Grimes, Nikki 0-439-35243-6 Orchard Books 921 or 629.13 A biography of the first African American woman to receive a pilot license. SLJ* 10/02; LMC* 1/03; BL 6/03; HB* 1/03; W 6/03; ALA Notable 03; Coretta Scott King Award 03 © 2002 16.95 Grades 3-6, 48 pages To Fly: The Story Of The Wright Brothers Old, Wendie C. 0-618-133347-X Clarion Books 921 or 629.13 Examines the work the two Wright brothers did to develop their first machine-powered aircraft. SLJ* 10/02; BCCB* 11/02; HB 11/02; BL 10/02; W 6/03 © 2002 16.00 Grades 3-6, 48 pages Voice Of Her Own: Phyllis Wheatly, Slave Poet, A Lasky 0-7636-0252-3 Candlewick Press 811 Biography of Phyllis Wheatly SLJ 1/03; HB 10/03; BCCB 2/03 © 2003 $14.44 Grades K-3, 40 pages When Marian Sang: The True Recital Of Marian Anderson The Voice Of A Century Ryan, Pam Munoz 0-439-26967-9 Scholastic Press 921 or 782.1 A biography of the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera and civil right activist Marian Anderson. SLJ* 11/02; PW* 10/02; K* 9/02; BL 6/03; LMC* 1/03; W 6/03; ALA Notable 03; Robert F. Sibert Honor Award 03 © 2002 $16.95 Grades K-5, 37 pages The layout is a little off center, so I have made the titles in red. Thanks for looking. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. 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