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1) Viva Frida
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Via spare text, in both English and Spanish, this book examines Kahlo's creative process.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In graphic novel format, discusses the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who served as a nurse during the Civil War and who fought for the establishment of the American Red Cross.
11) Carlos Finlay
Author
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Examines the life of the Cuban-born physician who developed the theory of yellow fever transmission through mosquitoes.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2002
Language
Español
Description
The Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author recalls his childhood and youth, and recounts the family stories retold by his relatives, revealing the origins of many of the incidents he incorporated into his work.
El premio Nobel colombiano ofrece la memoria de sus años de infancia y juventud, aquellos en los que se fundiría el imaginario que, con el tiempo, daría lugar a algunos de los relatos y novelas fundamentales en la literatura en lengua española...
15) Jane Addams
Author
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
Español
Description
A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.
16) Vilma Martinez
Author
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the lawyer who has won many landmark civil rights cases.
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
A young girl's journal records her family's struggles during two years of hiding from the Nazis in war-torn Holland.
El diario de una niña registra las luchas de su familia durante dos años de haberse escondido de los nazis en la guerra de Holanda.
18) John Muir
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
This is a simple biography of the naturalist who founded the Sierra Club and was influential in establishing the national park system.
19) Carlos Finlay
Author
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the Cuban-born physician who developed the theory of yellow fever transmission through mosquitoes.
20) Luis Muñoz Marín
Author
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
A biography of a Puerto Rican leader who tried to improve living conditions on his island, and served as governor from 1949-1965.