True stories (Children's&YA) books

1407 books were found.

Ann Bancroft Explorer

Ann Bancroft Explorer

Author: Kate Moening
ISBN: 9781644871195
Format: Hardback
$71.15

From exploring 1,000 miles of the Arctic tundra on dogsled to skiing across Antarctica, Ann Bancroft is no stranger...  Read More >>

Vera Wang Fashion Designer

Vera Wang Fashion Designer

Author: Kate Moening
ISBN: 9781644871249
Format: Hardback
$71.15

Despite childhood dreams of becoming an Olympic ice skater, Vera Wang found her true calling in the world of fashion....  Read More >>

The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood

The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood

Author: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve ,  Ellen Bier
ISBN: 9781941813256
Format: Paperback
$26.27

"Virginia's old coat is too small. The cold South Dakota wind blows across the Rosebud Indian Reservation, making...  Read More >>

Alone in the Trenches

Alone in the Trenches

Author: Vince Cross
ISBN: 9781407197883
Format: Paperback
$12.91

I Was There... Alone in the Trenches tells the incredible true story of a young girl lost in the trenches and how...  Read More >>

Empire's End - A Roman Story (Voices #4)

Empire's End - A Roman Story (Voices #4)

Author: Leila Rasheed
ISBN: 9781407191393
Format: Paperback
$18.09

Voices: Empire's End - A Roman Story tells the story of a young North African girl who is separated from her family...  Read More >>

Blitz

Blitz

Author: Vince Cross
ISBN: 9781407198873
Format: Paperback
$18.09

BLITZ is a thrilling wartime tale. In 1940 with London under fire siblings Edie and her little brother are evacuated...  Read More >>

Adventure Steve in the Atlantic

Adventure Steve in the Atlantic

Author: Stephen Shanly ,  Dusan Lakicevic
ISBN: 9781786236753
Format: Paperback
$24.58

A children's picture book based on the true story of the author's experience of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean....  Read More >>

Fantastically Great Women Boxed Set: Gift Editions

Fantastically Great Women Boxed Set: Gift Editions

Author: Kate Pankhurst ,  Kate Pankhurst
ISBN: 9781526610645
Format: Mixed media product
$44.99

'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group...  Read More >>

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!: Explore Your World #1

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!: Explore Your...

Author: Prof. Tim Flannery ,  Sam Caldwell
ISBN: 9781760501587
Format: Hardback
$34.99

The first book for children from renowned author and scientist Professor Tim Flannery, exploring the world’s weirdest...  Read More >>

Encounter

Encounter

Author: Brittany Luby ,  Michaela Goade
ISBN: 9780316449182
Format: Hardback
$29.99

A powerful imagining by two Native creators of the first encounter between a European explorer and a Native North...  Read More >>

A Jungle of Worries

A Jungle of Worries

Author: Laura Bingham ,  Laura Wall
ISBN: 9781782703785
Format: Paperback
$17.99

One girl with a dream. The true tale of adventurer Laura Bingham's epic cycle ride across South America.  Read More >>

The Magician of Auschwitz

The Magician of Auschwitz

Author: Kathy Kacer
ISBN: 9781842349526
Format: Paperback
$23.26

Werner is a boy alone in the Auschwitz concentration camp and sharing his bunk with a gentle man Herr Levin. One...  Read More >>

Legends and Lore

Legends and Lore

Author: National Geographic Kids ,  Anna Claybourne
ISBN: 9781426334627
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Solve puzzles from the past in this third book in the spine-tingling series, featuring creepy creatures, eerie encounters,...  Read More >>

The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

Author: Sherry Thomas
ISBN: 9781620148044
Format: Hardback
$47.39

Bestselling writer Sherry Thomas weaves an enthralling retelling of a story that has thrilled readers for centuries:...  Read More >>

Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business

Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business

Author: Rebel Girls ,  Denene Millner
ISBN: 9781733176194
Format: Hardback
$34.29

From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the fictionalized biography based on the life of Madam...  Read More >>

SMOKY: No ordinary war dog

SMOKY: No ordinary war dog

Author: Nigel Allsopp
ISBN: 9781760791537
Format: Hardback
$19.99

In March 1944, deep in the jungle New Guinea,a little Yorkshire Terrier was found in a fox hole. Based on the best-selling...  Read More >>

Charles Spurgeon: Who Is the Greatest?

Charles Spurgeon: Who Is the Greatest?

Author: Catherine MacKenzie
ISBN: 9781527103931
Format: Hardback
$21.09

The great 19th century preacher Part of the Little Lights series For ages 4 - 7  Read More >>

The Mystery of the Portuguese Waltzes

The Mystery of the Portuguese Waltzes

Author: Richard Simas ,  Caroline Clarke
ISBN: 9781927917251
Format: Paperback
$25.85

"... so Tamara sat again and stretched the accordion. The bellows unfolded, wheezing a great, windy breath before...  Read More >>

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock...

Author: Teresa Robeson ,  Rebecca Huang
ISBN: 9781454932208
Format: Hardback
$24.99

"When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, most girls did not attend school. But her parents gave her...  Read More >>

Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman

Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman

Author: Sandra A. Agard
ISBN: 9781788952224
Format: Paperback
$14.99

Discover the lives of pioneers, past and present, in the TRAILBLAZERS series. How did Harriet Tubman help hundreds...  Read More >>

Rescue

Rescue

Author: David Long (Author) ,  Kerry Hyndman
ISBN: 9780571346325
Format: Hardback
$29.99

Astonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under and above the earth from the award-winning team behind Survivors...  Read More >>

En Pointe

En Pointe

Author: Chloe Bayliss
ISBN: 9781925700756
Format: Paperback
$24.99

“Have you ever had an addiction? An obsession? Have you ever wanted something so much that you can’t imagine your...  Read More >>

Always Looking Up

Always Looking Up

Author: Laura Gehl ,  Louise Pigott
ISBN: 9780807502969
Format: Hardback
$44.85

This empowering picture book biography tells the story of Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer who overcame obstacles...  Read More >>

A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages

A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through...

Author: Laura Sook Duncombe
ISBN: 9781641600552
Format: Hardback
$29.99

Age range 12+ Pirates are a perennially popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes....  Read More >>

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