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Legends in Sports: Michael Jorda
₪ 36.00
Profiles basketball superstar Michael Jordan, covering his childhood, college career, rookie years, professional career highlights, and his short stint in minor league baseball. Learn More
On the Court with Kobe Bryan
₪ 36.00
Although he is one of the youngest basketball players in the NBA, Kobe Bryant is far from inexperienced. The son of a former NBA player, he has been playing basketball since the age of six and can hold his own on the court. This biography traces his life from childhood to the 2000 NBA championship he contributed to as a Los Angeles Laker. Learn More
Mordechai Anielewicz: Hero of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Holocaust Biographies)
₪ 226.00
Young readers may not be aware of any cases of Jews fighting back. In fact, there was a substantial youth movement whose members were willing to sacrifice their own lives in order to launch a resistance movement against the Nazis. This book examines the life and death of Mordechai Anielewicz, a young Jew who led armed resistance struggles against Nazi captors. Learn More
Mrs. Mike: The Story of Katherine Mary Flannigan (BIO)
₪ 43.00
Mrs. Mike is the love story of Katherine Mary O'Fallon, a young Irish girl from Boston, and Sergeant Mike Flannigan of the Canadian Mounted Police, who is a priest, doctor and magistrate to all in the great Canadian wilderness area under his supervision. Recommended by Library Journal. Learn More
Nefertiti (BIO)
₪ 106.00
Moran brings to life the dramatic story of Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, two unforgettable women living through a remarkable period in history. Learn More
Say It with Music: A Story about Irving Berlin (BIO)
₪ 121.00
Describes the life of the famous composer of popular musicals and songs, including "God Bless America". Learn More
Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind (BIO)
₪ 135.00
Few historical figures have captured the public imagination as completely as Sigmund Freud. At a time when many ailments of the mind were treated with soothing baths or dangerous electroshock therapy, Freud initiated a novel practice: he simply listened to his patients. He called his method of treatment psychoanalysis, or “the talking cure.” Though the validity of Freud’s theories is still widely debated, there is little doubt that his contributions to the study of the mind were invaluable. Learn More
You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (BIO)
₪ 50.00
With her trademark humor and anecdotal style, the Newbery Honor Award-winner and preeminent biographer for young people turns her attention to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the lively, unconventional spokeswoman of the woman suffrage movement. Convinced from an early age that women should have the same rights as men, Lizzie embarked on a career that changed America. Learn More
Who Is Neil Armstrong?
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Available in time to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, this biography introduces youngsters to Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the Moon. Illustrations. Learn More
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
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As the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically the first President to be assassinated. This biography contains more than 100 illustrations and a map. Learn More
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