You should meet
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1) Mae Jemison
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
True story of six women who programmed the ENIAC computer as part of a secret WWII mission. They learned to program the computer without any software, instructions or tools (none existed.). --
The story of Jean Jennings, Kay McNulty, Frances Bilas, Ruth Lichterman, Betty Snyder, and Marlyn Wescoff, who were chosen to work on the ENIAC computer.
4) Jesse Owens
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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Learn about Jesse Owens, the African American Olympic runner who was the first person to ever win four gold medals in track-and-field olympic events.
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Katherine Johnson
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Have you ever wondered what you could do to help the planet? Find out how kids are helping the environment by selling lemonade to save the honeybees, starting a petition to bring attention to climate change, raising awareness through an original comic book hero, and more! Learn all about how their ideas are preserving the environment in this story of five amazing kids everyone should meet!"--Provided by publisher.
10) Shirley Chisholm
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A ready-to-read level 3 biography of Shirley Chisholm, who, in 1972 became the first African-American woman to enter the Democratic presidential race in the United States"--
11) John Lewis
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. Introduce readers to his concept of getting into "good trouble" in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read book"--
12) Yayoi Kusama
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!""--