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BIOGRAPHIES FOR YOUNG READERS

Adler, David A. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, Inventor, Stateman. A First Biography. Holiday House 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0823409295. 4to. 48 pp., illustrations every page. Previous owner’s name. Book and dust jacket Fine. $3.50.

Adler, David A. THOMAS ALVA EDISON, Great Inventor. A First Biography. Holiday House 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0823408205. 4to. 48 pp., illustrations every page. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $3.

Adler, David A. OUR GOLDA, The Story of Golda Meir. Viking 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated. 52 pp. NOT ex-lib. 0670531073. Book and dust jacket Fine. $3.50.

Allman, Barbara. HER PIANO SANG, A Story About Clara Schumann. Carolrhoda Creative Minds Biography 1997. Hardcover. German wife of Robert Schumann, who gave her life to her music and her husband. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 3-9. 1575050129. As-New. $4.

Americans All. RALPH BUNCHE, Champion of Peace, by Jean Gay Cornell. Garrard Publishing 1976. Pictorial hardcover. Same format as Discovery biographies. Ex-school. Very Good. $3.50.

Americans All. WALTER REED, Pioneer in Medicine, by Lynn Groh. Garrard Publishing 1971. Pictorial hardcover. Same format as Discovery biographies. Ex-school. Very Good. $3.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. ABIGAIL ADAMS, Girl of Colonial Days, by Jean Brown Wagoner. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1961, 1996. 0689806272. Fine. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. ALBERT EINSTEIN, Young Thinker, by Marie Hammontree. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1961, 1986. Heart of Dakota Curriculum. 0020418604. Very Good. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. AMELIA EARHART, Young Aviator, by Beatrice Gromley. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 2000. 0689831889. Very Good, cover creased; nick in cover. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. BERNARD BARUCH, Boy From South Carolina, by Joanne Landers Henry. Bobbs-Merrill 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket. Baruch was a world-famous financier who was an early 20th century adviser to presidents. Ex-lib. No library marks on dust jacket or library stamps; pocket in back of book. Book and dust jacket look unused, both Near-Fine. $6.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. BETSY ROSS, Designer of Our Flag, by Ann Weil. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1954, 1986. Truthquest Age of Revolution All Ages. 0020421206. Very Good. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. BUFFALO BILL, Frontier Daredevil, by Augusta Stevenson. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1948, 1991. 0689714793. As-New. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. EDDIE RICKENBACKER, Young Racer and Flyer, by Cathrine Cleven. Bobbs-Merrill 1974. Pictorial hardcover. Ex-lib. No exterior marks or stamps; card pocket in back of book. Book looks unused. Immaculate and sound. $7.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, Girl Doctor, by Joanne Landers Henry. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1949, 1992. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 1-6. 0689716575. Fine. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. FREDERIC REMINGTON, Young Artist, by Clyde B. Moore. Bobbs-Merrill 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket. Orange cloth over boards. America’s most famous 19th century artist of the West. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket in perfect condition; look unused. $7.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Young Leader, by Augusta Stevenson. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1959, 1986. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 1-6. 0020421508. Fine. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. HARRIET TUBMAN, Freedom’s Trailblazer, by Kathleen Kudlinski. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 2002. 0689848668. Fine. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. HERBERT HOOVER, Boy Engineer, by Mildred H. Comfort. Bobbs-Merrill 1965. Library binding. Ex-lib. Good. $4.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. JOHN F. KENNEDY, America’s Youngest President, by Post Frisbee. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1964, 1986. 0020419902. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. JOHN FITCH, Steamboat Boy, by Augusta Stevenson. Bobbs-Merrill 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket. Orange cloth over boards. Invented the steamboat. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Near-Fine. $7.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. JOHN L. LEWIS, Young Militant Labor Leader, by George Korson. Bobbs-Merrill 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. Orange cloth over boards. Worked his way up from lowly ranks to become a great labor leader. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Fine; look unused. $6.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. JOHN MUIR, Young Naturalist, by Montrew Dunham. Bobbs-Merrill 1975. Pictorial hardcover. Gained wide fame in building and preserving our national parks. Ex-lib. No exterior marks, no library stamps; card pocket in back of book. Book looks unused. Immaculate and sound. $6.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. JOSEPH PULITZER, Boy Journalist, by Hortense Myers and Ruth Burnett. Bobbs-Merrill 1975. Pictorial hardcover. Ex-lib. No exterior marks, no library stamps; card pocket in back of book. Book looks unused. Immaculate and sound. $8.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. LANGSTON HUGHES, Young Black Poet, by Montrew Dunham. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1972, 1995. 0689717873. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine, black mark top of closed pages. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. LEW WALLACE, Boy Writer, by Martha E. Schaaf. Bobbs-Merrill 1961. Hardcover. Ex-lib. Library binding. Very Good. $5.

Childhood of Famous Americans. NEIL ARMSTRONG, Young Flyer, by Montrew Dunham. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1996. 0689809956. As-New. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR., Boy of Justice, by Montrew Dunham. Bobbs-Merrill 1961. Pictorial hardcover. Ex-lib. Very Good. $7.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. PAUL REVERE, Boston Patriot, by Augusta Stevenson. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1946, 1986. 0020420900. As-New. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. POCAHONTAS, Young Peacemaker, by Leslie Gourse. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1996. 0689808089. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. ROBERTO CLEMENTE, Young Baseball Player, by Montrew Dunham. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1997. 0689813643. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. SACAGAWEA, American Pathfinder, by Flora Warren Seymour. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1945, 1991. Truthquest Age of Revolution II grades 1-6. 0689714823. Fine. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. SOJOURNER TRUTH, Voice of Freedom, by Kathleen Kudlinski. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 2003. 0689852746. Fine. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. TEDDY ROOSEVELT, Young Rough Rider, by Edd Winfield Parks. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1953, 1989. 0689713495. As-New. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. TOM JEFFERSON, Third President of the United States, by Helen Albee Monsell. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1939, 1989. 0689713479. As-New. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. THOMAS A EDISON, Young Inventor, by Sue Guthridge. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1947, 1986. 0020418507. Near-Fine, previous owner’s nameplate. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. THURGOOD MARSHALL, Young Justicet, by Montrew Dunahm. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 1998. 0689820429. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Childhood of Famous Americans. WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT, Young Fliers, by Augusta Stevenson. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 191, 1986. 0020421702. Fine. $3.

Childhood of Famous Americans. WILMA RUDOLPH, Olympic Runner, by Jo Harper. Aladdin SOFTCOVER 2004. 0689858736. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Chrisp, Peter. ALEXANDER THE GREAT, Legend of a Warrior King. Dorling Kindersley 1998, 2003. SOFTCOVER. 48 pp., profusely ill. in color. TruthQuest 4-8. 0751337498. Very Good. $3.

Collins, David R. MARK TWAIN, A Story About Samuel Clemens. Carolrhoda Books 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0876148011. NOT ex-lib. Book and dust jacket As-New. $5.

Collins, David R. TO THE POINT, A Story About E. B. White. Carolrhoda Books 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0876143451. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $4.50.

Crofford, Emily. FRONTIER SURGEONS, A Story About the Mayo Brothers. Carolrhoda Books 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0876143818. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Near-Fine. $4.50.

Crowell Biography. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, by Eloise Greenfield. Thomas Y. Crowell 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0690011296. Ex-lib. Book Very Good, dust jacket Very Good. $3.50.

Daugherty, Charles Michael. ROBERT GODDARD, Trail Blazer to the Stars. Macmillan 1964. Hardcover. Ill. by James Daugherty. Ex-lib. Very Good. $5.

Discovery Biography. ANNIE OAKLEY, The Shooting Star, by Charles P. Graves. Garrard Press 1965. Hardcover. Ex-lib. Cover wear. Good-. $4.50.

Discovery Biography. GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, Negor Scientist, by Sam and Beryl Epstein. Garrard Publishing 1960. Hardcover. One school stamp. Good. $4.50.

Discovery Biography. HELEN KELLER, Toward the Light, by Stewart Graff and Polly Anne Graff. Chelsea Juniors 1992, first published in 1965. Hardcover. 0791014126. As-New. $4.50.

Discovery Biography. LINDA RICHARDS, First American Trained Nurse, by David R. Collins. Garrard Publishing 1973. Ex-lib. Very clean, sound. $5.

Discovery Biography. MARTHA WASHINGTON, First Lady of the Land, by LaVere Anderson. Garrard Publishing 1973. Ex-lib. Book Near-Fine, dust jacket Very Good. $6.

Discovery Biography. ROBERT FULTON, Steamboat Builder, by Joanne Landers Henry. Garrard Publishing 1975. Ex-lib. Very clean, sound. $5.

Discovery Biography. ULYSSES S. GRANT, Horseman and Fighter, by Col. Red Reeder. Garrard Press 1964. Hardcover. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 1-5. Ex-lib. Cover wear. Good-. $4.50.

Eggleston, Edward. STORIES OF GREAT AMERICANS FOR LITTLE AMERICANS. American Book Co. 1895. Hardcover. Book has been reprinted; this is the original. Heart of Dakota curriculum. Good, some interior spots and a couple of repaired pages. Illustrated. $6.

Ferris, Jeri Chase. WITH OPEN HANDS, A Story About Biddy Mason. Carol Rhoda Creative Minds Biography 1999. Hardcover. Full-page illustrations by Ralph Ramstad. Biddy Mason was born a slave in Georgia, but won her freedom and used it to help others. 1575053306. Near-Fine, one repaired spot on spine edge. $3.50.

Fritz, Jean. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED, PAUL REVERE? Coward, McCann & Geogheagen 1973 BCE. Hardcover with dust jacket. Sonlight 3. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 2-7. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $4.

Fritz, Jean. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED, PAUL REVERE? G. P. Putnam’s 1977. SOFTCOVER. Ill. Tomie dePaola. Sonlight 3. 0698114027. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $3.50.

Fritz, Jean. CAN’T YOU MAKE THEM BEHAVE, KING GEORGE? G. P. Putnam’s 1976. SOFTCOVER. Ill. Margot Tomes. Sonlight 3. 0698114027. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $3.50.

Fritz, Jean. WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA, BEN FRANKLIN? G. P. Putnam’s 1973. SOFTCOVER. Ill. Margot Tomes. Sonlight 3. 0698113721. NOT ex-lib. Cover has two peeled spots, o/w Very Good. $2.50.

Fritz, Jean. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? G. P. Putnam’s 1980. Hardcover. Ill. Margot Tomes. 0399207236. Ex-lib. Near-Fine. $4.

Fritz, Jean. WHERE WAS PATRICK HENRY ON THE 29TH OF MAY? G. P. Putnam’s 1975. SOFTCOVER. Ill. Margot Tomes. 0698114396. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $3.50.

Fritz, Jean. WHY DON’T YOU GET A HORSE, SAM ADAMS? Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1974. Ill. Trina Schart Hyman. Truthquest Age of Revolution 1, grades 2-7. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $4.

Fritz, Jean. WILL YOU SIGN HERE, JOHN HANCOCK? G. P. Putnam’s 1976. SOFTCOVER. Ill. Trina Schart Hyman. 069811440x. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $3.50.

Giblin, James Cross. GEORGE WASHINGTON, A Picture Book Biography. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1992. Ill. by Michael Dooling. Truthquest Age of Revolution I, Grades 1-4. 059042551x. NOT ex-lib. Very Good. $3.

Gleiter, Jan and Thompson, Kathleen. DANIEL BOONE. Raintree Children’s Books 1985. Hardcover. Ill. in color. 32 pp. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Grant, Matthew G. CHIEF JOSEPH OF THE NEZ PERCE. Indians of America Series. Publications Associates 1974. Hardcover. Color illustrations. One school stamp. Very Good. $3.50.

Holbrook, Stewart. AMERICA’S ETHAN ALLEN. Houghton Mifflin 1949 (Scott Foresman edition). Lib. binding. Ill. in color and b/w by Lynd Ward. 95 pp. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 2-7. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.

Humble, Richard. THE TRAVELS OF LIVINGSTONE. Exploration Through the Ages. Franklin Watts 1991. Color ill. by Richard Hook. 32 pp. 4to. 0531141012. Ex-lib. Very Good. $3.

Hunter, Edith Fisher. CHILD OF THE SILENT NIGHT, The Story of Laura Bridgman. As the first deaf-blind child to be taught to make herself understood and to understand, Laura’s accomplishments pioneered the way for Helen Keller. 124 pp. Marks on endpapers. G/G. $5.

Hynson, Colin. MAGELLAN & THE EXPLORATION OF SOUTH AMERICA. Barron’s SOFTCOVER 1998. 31 pp. 0764105310. Ex-lib. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Jacobs, William Jay. CORTES, CONQUEROR OF MEXICO. Franklin Watts First Book 1994. Hardcover. 63 pp. 0531201384. Ex-lib. Near-Fine. $2.50.

Judson, Clara Ingram. PIONEER GIRL, THE EARLY LIFE OF FRANCES WILLARD. Rand McNally 1939, 1948. Hardcover. Ill. by Genevieve Foster. Ex-lib. Text is tight and clean but paper covering spine is completely gone; edges worn. $2.50.

Kerby, Mona. AMELIA EARHART, COURAGE IN THE SKY. Troll SOFTCOVER 1990. 014034263x. Good. $1.

Landau, Elaine. FERDINAND MAGELLAN. History Maker Bios. Barnes & Noble SOFTCOVER 2005. NOT ex-lib. 076076638x. Fine. $2.50.

Lepscky, Ibi. PABLO PICASSO. Trumpet Club SOFTCOVER 1984, 1992. Truthquest Age of Revolution III, grades 1-4. 0440846919. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $3.

Le Sueur, Meridel. LITTLE BROTHER OF THE WILDERNESS, The Story of Johnny Appleseed. Wisconsin: Holy Cow! Press 1947, 1987. Illustrated. 72 pp. 0930100212. Ex-lib. Very Good, crayon on FFEP. $3.

Le Sueur, Meridel. NANCY HANKS OF WILDERNESS ROAD, A Story of Abraham Lincoln’s Mother. Alfred A. Knopf 1949. Hardcover. Ill. by Betty Alden. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 1-5. Good. $4.50.

Lucas, Eileen. PRUDENCE CRANDALL, Teacher for Equal Rights. Carolrhoda Books 2001. Hardcover. On My Own Biography. Prudence Crandall opened the first school for black girls in 1831 and was forced out of town because of it. Truthquest Age of Revolution II, grades 1-4. 1575054809. Ex-lib. Very Good. $4.

McGovern, Ann. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1965. Good. $1.00.

McNeer, May. AMERICA’S MARK TWAIN. Houghton Mifflin 1962. Hardcover. Ill. in color and b/w by Lynd Ward. Ex-lib. Lib. binding. Good. $3.50.

McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. ROOFTOP ASTRONOMER, A Story About Marie Mitchell. Carolrhoda Books 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket. 64 pp. Ill. by Hetty Mitchell. 0876144105. Ex-lib. Book Very Good, dust jacket Very Good. $3.

Merriam, Eve. THE STORY OF BEN FRANKLIN. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1965, 1967. 79 pp. Illustrated. Very Good. $2.

Mitchell, Barbara. BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, A Story About Pearl Buck. Carolrhoda Creative Minds Biography. Carolrhoda Books 1988. NOT ex-lib. 087614332x. Fine. $4.50.

Nardo, Don. FRANCISCO CORONADO, by Don Nardo. Watts Library. Franklin Watts 2001. Hardcover. 63 pp. Illustrated in color. 0531119742. Ex-lib. Very Good+. $2.50.

Peck, Ira. ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, The First Woman Doctor. Millbrook Press Gateway Biography 2000. Hardcover. Ill. with photos and prints. 43 pp. NOT ex-lib. 0761318542. Fine. $3.50.

Quackenbush, Robert. QUIT PULLING MY LEG, A Story of Davy Crockett. Simon & Schuster 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. by the author. Short, informal biography separating fact from fiction. Truthquest Age of Revolution II, grades 2-6. Ex-lib. Book and laminated dust jacket Very Good. $2.50.

Ransom, Candice F. CLARA BARTON, History Makers Bios. Lerner Publications 2003. Pictorial hardcover. 0822546779. NOT ex-lib. Fine. $4.

Rookie Biography. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, A Great Explorer. By Carol Greene. Childrens Press SOFTCOVER 1989. 051644204x. Very Good. $2.50.

Rookie Biography. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, A Great Explorer. By Carol Greene. Childrens Press 1989. Hardcover. Ex-lib. 0516042041. Very Good. $3.

Rookie Biography. ELIZABETH THE FIRST, Queen of England. By Carol Greene. Childrens Press 1990. Truthquest Renaissance and Reformation, grades 1-5. Hardcover. Ex-lib. 0516042149. Very Good. $3.

Sakurai, Gail. Watts Library. JUAN PONCE DE LEON. Watts Library. Franklin Watts 2001. Hardcover. 62 pp. Illustrated in color. 0531119645. Ex-lib. Very Good+. $2.50.

See and Read Beginning to Read Biography. POCAHONTAS, by Patricia Miles Martin. Putnam’s 1964. Illustrated. 63 pp. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 1-3. Ex-lib. Pict. cover. Glue residue on endpapers. Very Good-plus. $2.50.

Step-Up Books. MEET THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, by Elizabeth Payne. Random House 1965. Hardcover. Truthquest Age of Revolution Grades 1-4. Good. $3.

Syme, Ronald. CARTIER, FINDER OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. William Morrow 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $5.

Syme, Ronald. DE SOTO, Finder of the Mississippi. William Morrow & Co. 1957. Pictorial hardcover. Truthquest Age of Revolution 1, Grades 2-5. Ex-lib. Very Good. $5.

Syme, Ronald. MARQUETTE AND JOLIET, Voyagers of the Mississippi. William Morrow 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. William Stobbs. Truthquest Age of Revolution I Grades 2-7. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $5.

Tousey, Sanford. JOHN C. FREMONT, WESTERN PATHFINDER. Albert Whitman 1953. Hardcover. Ill. endpapers. Good, corner wear, spine ends worn. $5.

Troll Biography. ROBERT E. LEE, by Keith Brandt. Troll Associates SOFTCOVER 1985. 0816702799. Very Good, previous owner’s name on front cover. $1.50.

Venezia, Mike. DOROTHEA LANGE. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 2000. Hardcover. 0516220268. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.

Venezia, Mike. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers. Children’s Press 1998. Hardcover. 051620761x. Ex-lib. Fine. $3.50.

Venezia, Mike. HENRI MATISSE. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 1990. Hardcover. Ill. by Venezia. Truthquest Age of Revolution III, grades 1-5. Ex-lib. 0516203118. Very Good. $3.50.

Venezia, Mike. MARY CASSATT. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 1989. Hardcover. Ill. by Venezia. Ex-lib. 0516022784. Very Good. $3.50.

Venezia, Mike. MICHELANGELO. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 1991. Hardcover. Ill. by Venezia. Truthquest REnasissance and Reformation, grades 1-5. Ex-lib. 0516022938. Very Good. $3.50.

Venezia, Mike. MONET. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 1993. SOFTCOVER. Ill. by Venezia. NOT ex-lib. 0516422766. Very Good. $3.

Venezia, Mike. MONET. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 1990. Hardcover. Ill. by Venezia. Ex-lib. 0516022768. Very Good. $3.50.

Venezia, Mike. JAMES K. POLK. Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 2005. NOT ex-lib. 0516274856. Fine. $2.50.

Venezia, Mike. PAUL GAUGUIN. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 1992. Hardcover. Ill. by Venezia. Ex-lib. 0516022954. Very Good. $3.50.

Venezia, Mike. VAN GOGH. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press SOFTCOVER 1988. NOT ex-lib. 051642274x. Fine. $3.

Venezia, Mike. VAN GOGH. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists. Children’s Press 1988. Hardcover. Ill. by Venezia. Ex-lib. 0516022741. Very Good. $3.50.

Ventura, Piero. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Random House 1978. Hardcover. Based on the text by Gian Paolo Ceserani. Ill. in color. Unpaged. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.

Wadsworth, Ginger. BENJAMIN BANNEKER, Pioneering Scientist. Carolrhoda On My Own Biography 2003. Hardcover. 0876149166. NOT ex-lib. Fine. $4.

Weidt, Maryann. STATESWOMAN TO THE WORLD, A Story About Eleanor Roosevelt. Carolrhoda Books 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0876146639. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $4.

Weidt, Maryann. MR. BLUE JEANS, A Story About Levi Strauss. Carolrhoda Books 1990. SOFTCOVER. 0876145888. Fine. $3.

Wheelan, Gloria. HANNAH. Random House Stepping Stone SOFTCOVER 1991. Fair. $1.50.

World Explorer. FRIDTJOF NANSEN, by Erick Berry. Garrard Publishing 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket. Author, scientist, statesman as well as daring Norwegian explorer. Grades 1-5. Ex-library. Book and dust jacket Very Good+. $4.50.

World Explorer. JOHN SMITH, by Charles P. Graves. Garrard Publishing 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket. TruthQuest Age of Revolution I. Grades 1-5. Ex-library. Book and dust jacket Very Good+. $4.50.

World Explorer. SIR WALTER RALEIGH, by Adele de Leeuw. Garrard Publishing 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket. TruthQuest Age of Revolution I. Grades 1-5. Ex-library. Book and dust jacket Very Good+. $5.

See also BIOGRAPHIES FOR OLDER CHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE .