Ocean State Libraries

Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart's life a fascinating story.

Chronicles the life of the man who was a publisher, inventor, scientist, and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.

Find out about the real Ferdinand Magellan in this fun-to-read biography about the poor boy who grew up to be a bold explorer who set out to circle the globe. La vida del explorador Fernando de Magallanes, que fue de una niñez pobre a ser un explorador audaz que se lanzó a darle la vuelta al mundo.

Biografía de Mark Twain, autor, aventurero, piloto de barco de vapor en el río Mississippi, minero de oro, escritor de periódicos y viajero incansable. An introduction to the life, times, and works of the celebrated 19th-century American author.

"Who was Franklin Roosevelt? A boy who loved sailing, riding horses, and football? A man left crippled by polio? The only president of the United States elected four times? All of the above! Find out more about the real life Franklin Roosevelt in this illustrated biography." -- "¿Quién fue Franklin Roosevelt? Un muchacho a quien le encantaba navegar, montar a caballo, y jugar fúbol americano? Un hombre que quedó paralitico por la polio? El único...

An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the twentieth-century Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, and describes his youth, artistic phases and periods, and more.

"Traces the life and accomplishments of the professional baseball player, from his heroics on the field to his humanitarian efforts and his untimely death." --

"Examines the life of the nineteenth-century author famous for the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which denounced slavery and intensified the disagreement between the North and South." -- "Examina la vida del autor del siglo XIX famoso por la novela "La cabaña del tío Tom", que denunció la esclavitud y se intensificó el desacuerdo entre el norte y el sur." --

"Aprenda más acerca de Marie Curie con esta entretendia y fascinante biografía ilustrada." --

Una biografía del patriota de la revolución que tuvo varios oficios, entre ellos la orfebrería, la producción de cobre, fundición de campanas, el grabado, y la odontología. "A biography of the patriot of the Revolution who had many trades, among them silver work, manufacture of copper, casting of bells, engraving, and dentistry." --