Manuel (Illustrator) Gutiérrez
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
49 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Profiles Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever to be elected to serve in Congress, detailing the defining moments of what led to her victory and her stance on such issues as the environment and the future of America.
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
49 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Profiles Kamala Harris, U.S. senator and the first woman to be elected vice president of the United States, detailing the actions she has taken to achieve success in politics.
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
49 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Description
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 emerged in November 2019. By March 2020, cities all around the world closed schools, offices, restaurants, and other public spaces deemed "non-essential" in an attempt to contain the fast-spreading virus. People struggled to follow government orders, stay indoors, and limit contact with others. But the virus that caused one of the world's deadliest pandemics eventually killed over two million people worldwide. This...
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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When he was nine years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a trip that would change his life. While visiting the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, he discovered the world of astronomy and felt like the universe was calling to him. He answered that call by diving deep into astronomy courses. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, he went on to earn a doctorate in astrophysics and eventually found his...
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
50 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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When she was just fifteen years old, Greta Thunberg knew she wanted to change the world. With a hand-painted sign that read "School strike for the climate" in Swedish, Greta sat alone on the steps of the Swedish parliament to call for stronger action on climate change.
8) Ellen Ochoa
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa--once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degreesin electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson...