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3) John Deere
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Introduces the life of John Deere, including his childhood on a Vermont farm, his work as a tanner and blacksmith apprentice, and his invention of a new, more efficient type of plow that eventually led to his founding a company and opening his own factory.
12) Walt Disney
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A simple biography of the man who began his career as an animator and gained world-wide fame as the creator of Mickey Mouse, Disneyland, and Disneyworld.
14) Pocahontas
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A brief account of the life of the Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.
15) Helen Keller
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English
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A simple introduction to the life of the blind and deaf woman who changed the world's opinions about disabilities such as her own.
16) H.J. Heinz
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English
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Introduces the life of H. J. Heinz, who started one of the first companies to make processed food, buying his brothers' food company and renamed it the H.J. Heinz Company in 1888.
17) Beethoven
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English
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A simple biography of the man who composed such musical works as his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy."
18) Louis Braille
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A simple biography of the man who invented a special system of raised dots on paper enabling blind people to read.
19) Bach
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English
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A simple biography of the man who composed such musical works as the "Brandenburg Concertos."
20) Susan B. Anthony
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An introductory biography of the early feminist who fought for women's right to vote.
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