Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Audience: Middle
• Format: Book
• Genre: Biography
• Genre: History
• Genre: World History

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  Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song

  By Kathryn Erskine, Charly Palmer (Illustrator)

  The inspiring life story of Miriam Makeba, an activist and singer best known as Mama Africa, is illustrated with art as vibrant as the woman herself.

  • Nonfiction, History, World History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780374303013
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  Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello

  By Monica Brown (Author), Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator)

  This bilingual biography traces the life of Julio C. Tello, from a curious, young boy to an accomplished archaeologist who elevated Peru’s indigenous history.

  • Nonfiction, History, World History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021, Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2021 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780892394234
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  Thirty Minutes over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story

  By Marc Tyler Nobleman, Melissa Iwai (Illustrator)

  This is the little-known story of a Japanese WWII pilot who unsuccessfully attempted to bomb the Oregon coast, and years later reconciled with Oregonians he had targeted.

  • Nonfiction, History, World History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780544430761
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  Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower

  By Greg Pizzoli

  At the turn of the twentieth century, Czechoslovakian Robert Miller became a con artist. Calling himself Vic, he started with small schemes, working his way toward selling the Eiffel Tower.

  • Nonfiction, History, World History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780670016525