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1) Christa McAuliffe, teacher in space

Author

Naden, Corinne J

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

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The first private American citizen chosen to go on a spaceflight, Christa McAuliffe lost her life when the Challenger exploded just after liftoff. Describes her special interest in the space program.

2) Mother Teresa, helping the poor

Author

Jacobs, William Jay

Series

A Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

3) Jane Goodall, friend of the chimps

Author

Lucas, Eileen

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

1992

Language

English

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A biography of the zoologist focusing on her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania.

4) John Muir, saving the wilderness

Author

Naden, Corinne J

Series

A Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1992

Language

English

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A biography of John Muir, early proponent of wilderness preservation and founder of the Sierra Club.

5) Nellie Bly: reporter for the world

Author

Kendall, Martha E

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1992

Language

English

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A biography of the woman whose exposé of the insane asylums in New York City in the late 1800s was the beginning of her journalistic career.

6) Rachel Carson: caring for the earth

Author

Ring, Elizabeth

Series

Gateway green biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1992

Language

English

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A biography of the biologist focusing on her childhood in Pennsylvania, her growing interest as an adult in environmental concerns, and the importance of her book "Silent Spring" in exposing the environmental harm done by pesticides.

7) Henry David Thoreau: in step with nature

Author

Ring, Elizabeth

Series

Gateway green biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

Description

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Introduces the life, thinking, and work of the New England philosopher and nature writer.

8) Elie Wiesel: bearing witness

Author

Pariser, Michael

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1994

Language

English

9) Maya Angelou: greeting the morning

Author

King, Sarah E

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1994

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life of the African-Amerian poet, from her childhood in the segregated South to her rise to prominence as a writer.

10) Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme Court Justice

Author

Roberts, Jack L

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1994

Language

English

11) Shannon Lucid: space ambassador

Author

Bredeson, Carmen

Series

Gateway biographies
Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

Description

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Chronicles the life of the astronaut from her childhood in Oklahoma through her various space shuttle missions to her six months aboard the Mir space station.

12) Susan B. Anthony: daring to vote

Author

Parker, Barbara Keevil

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Presents the highlights of the life of a nineteenth century crusader who spent much of her life involved in the temperance, abolitionist, and women's rights movements.

13) Diana, princess of the people

Author

Stone, Tanya Lee

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c1999

Language

English

Description

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Follows the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, from her childhood, through her experiences with the royal family and public life, to her death in 1997.

14) Bill Gates: computer king

Author

Sherman, Josepha

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2000

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the developer of Microsoft, Bill Gates, with details of his life and a look at the beginnings of the personal computer industry.

15) Elizabeth Blackwell: the first woman doctor

Author

Peck, Ira

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2000

Language

English

Description

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A biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to attend medical school and practice medicine in the United States, and also discussing her careers in Paris and London, and the medical colleges she helped establish.

16) Jonas Salk: polio pioneer

Author

Naden, Corinne J

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

2001

Language

English

17) Laura Welch Bush, First Lady

Author

Stone, Tanya Lee

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2001

Language

English

18) Clara Barton: founder of the American Red Cross

Author

Francis, Dorothy Brenner

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2002

Language

English

Description

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Chronicles the life of Clara Barton, from her early days as a teacher to her work with the Bureau of Records and her establishment of the American Red Cross.