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|  | Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Christopher Raschka
You don't have to know jazz, play the saxaphone, or even have a cat to get into this most original picture book. The words were inspired by Night in Tunisia --the so-called be bop anthem that Charlie Parker (1920-1955) helped make famous--and reflect that wordless piece's rhythm and nuance. Full color. AUTHOR: Christopher Raschka
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Great Black Heroes by Ron Garnett, Wade Hudson
Description not available.An easy-to-read biography offers brief profiles of five African-American activists --Richard Allen, Harriet Tubman, Mary Church Terrell, Medgar Evers, and Fannie Lou Hamer--who made important contributions to the civil rights movement. Original. AUTHOR: Ron Garnett, Wade Hudson
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Jesse Ventura Tells It Like It Is by Heron Marquez, Jesse Ventura
The former Navy SEAL, professional wrestler, actor, and Governor of Minnesota explains the history of the United States government and his own role in American politics. Illustrated with photographs. AUTHOR: Heron Marquez, Jesse Ventura
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Johnny Appleseed by Will Moses
A biography of American folk legend John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Illustrated with oil paintings. AUTHOR: Will Moses
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Catherine the Great by John T. Alexander
(An extremely well researched, well organized and judiciously balanced political portrait of Empress Catherine II. Alexander has gone to great pains to read and make good use of all recent scholarship and historiographic trends to draw a life length portrait of a most remarkable ruler). AUTHOR: John T. Alexander
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes
The history of electricity is inextricably tied to both the best and worst of business. EMPIRES OF LIGHT looks at three innovators--Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse--along with their contributions to both the practical and profitable applications from electricity usage. AUTHOR: Jill Jonnes
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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