Lerner biography series

Author

Turk, Ruth Krohn, Katherine E Baker, Beth Lazo, Caroline Carpenter, Angelica Shirley Tagliaferro, Linda Edge, Laura Bufano Roberts, Jeremy Gherman, Beverly

1) Charlie Chaplin: genius of the silent screen

Author

Turk, Ruth

Series

Lerner biography series

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life of the legendary film star, from his impoverished childhood in England through his years of success in motion pictures in the United States to his exile in 1952.

2) Ella Fitzgerald: first lady of song

Author

Krohn, Katherine E

Series

Lerner biography series

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the celebrated jazz singer, known especially for her scat singing and "songbook" recordings of the works of many major American composers.

3) Sylvia Earle: guardian of the sea

Author

Baker, Beth

4) Leonard Bernstein: in love with music

Author

Lazo, Caroline

5) Lewis Carroll: through the looking glass

Author

Carpenter, Angelica Shirley

Series

Lerner biography series

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the mathematician, teacher, photographer, and author who wrote "Alice in Wonderland."

6) Thomas Edison: inventor of the age of electricity

Author

Tagliaferro, Linda

Series

Lerner biography series

Language

English

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A biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the electric lighting system and the phonograph.

7) Andrew Carnegie: industrial philanthropist

Author

Edge, Laura Bufano

Series

Lerner biography series

Language

English

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Chronicles the rags-to-riches tale of a Scottish immigrant who used most of the millions he earned as a steel tycoon to set up a fund for the advancement of science, education, and peace.

8) Bob Dylan: voice of a generation

Author

Roberts, Jeremy

9) Anne Morrow Lindbergh: between the sea and the stars

Author

Gherman, Beverly

Series

Lerner biography series

Language

English