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John F. Kennedy: American Visionary by Nathan Olson

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Lyndon B. Johnson: A Texan in the White House by Harriet Isecke

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Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure John Glenn by Ruth Ashby

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Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies by Sonya Newland

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The Apollo 13 Mission by Adam Stone

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The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull

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The Invention of the Television by Marc Tyler Nobleman

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The Space Race by Heather Hudak

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John F. Kennedy: American Visionary by Nathan Olson

For fast-paced true tales of extraordinary lives, turn to this series. These graphic novel format biographies inspire, entertain, and inform readers about individuals who have made significant contributions to society.

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Lyndon B. Johnson: A Texan in the White House by Harriet Isecke

Lyndon B. Johnson was born in Texas in the early 1900s. This appealing biography highlights Johnson's life as he moves on to represent Texas in the United States Congress for 24 years and later becomes the 36th President of the United States. Through...

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Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure John Glenn by Ruth Ashby

This dramatic story of John Glenn's near-disastrous mission in "Friendship 7" also takes young readers through his small-town Ohio boyhood, his extraordinary experiences as a fighter pilot in two wars, and his life as an astronaut in NASA's prestigious...

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Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies by Sonya Newland

As we reflect in 2016 on the 30th anniversary of the Shuttle Challenger tragedy, it is fitting that we remind ourselves why all of these brave and daring pioneers go into space. From the first unmanned spacecraft to the planned mission to Mars in 2030,...

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The Apollo 13 Mission by Adam Stone

Shooting for the moon, the Apollo 13 mission had to be aborted when an oxygen tank aboard the shuttle exploded in space. This left the astronauts with limited power, heat, and water! Watch the crew fight to survive in this graphic novel for eager readers.

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The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull

Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to "make pictures fly through the air." This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his...

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The Invention of the Television by Marc Tyler Nobleman

Explore the history and development of the television and find out how a television works. Learn about the inventors who helped influence the invention of the television.

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The Space Race by Heather Hudak

Astronauts and cosmonauts were the heroes of a 20th Century battle without weapons—the race for global dominance in space. The Space Race explores how the quest to put “a man on the moon” fueled fast-paced scientific research and kept...

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