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Profiles the woman who was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and who later disappeared while attempting a flight around the world.

6) Marie Curie: mother of modern physics

Author

Borzendowski, Janice

Series

Sterling biographies

Publisher

Sterling Pub

Pub. Date

c2009

Physical Desc

124 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 20 cm.

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A biography of the scientist and Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie explores both Curie's personal and professional life.

7) Jesse Owens: gold medal hero

Author

Gigliotti, Jim

Series

Sterling biographies

Publisher

Sterling

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

124 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

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A biography of famous African-American runner Jesse Owens.

8) Muhammad Ali: king of the ring

Author

Timblin, Stephen

Series

Sterling biographies

Publisher

Sterling

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

124 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

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A biography of famous boxer Muhammad Ali.

9) Pocahontas: a life in two worlds

Author

Jones, Victoria Garrett

Series

Sterling biographies

Publisher

Sterling

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

124 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 20 cm.

10) Sacagawea: crossing the continent with Lewis & Clark

Author

Berne, Emma Carlson

Series

Sterling biographies

Publisher

Sterling

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

124 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.

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The author separates truth from legend, and offers some ideas on what eventually happened to the strong and fascinating woman known to history as Sacagawea--the native American who made it possible for Lewis and Clark to explore America's then-uncharted West.

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1) Benjamin Franklin: revolutionary inventor

2) Eleanor Roosevelt: a courageous spirit

3) Thomas A. Edison: the man who lit up the world

4) Frederick Douglass: a powerful voice for freedom

5) Amelia Earhart: a life in flight

6) Marie Curie: mother of modern physics

7) Jesse Owens: gold medal hero

8) Muhammad Ali: king of the ring

9) Pocahontas: a life in two worlds

10) Sacagawea: crossing the continent with Lewis & Clark

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