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Military/Veteran Heroes: Books for Young People

These award-winning titles by authors and illustrators from diverse backgrounds will help support your teaching about veterans protecting, serving, and honoring our nation. This collection includes stories that highlight U.S military heroes and stories. Contact us for additional suggestions at quotes@leeandlow.com .

Collection of 19 books: $255.05

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The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee

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Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

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The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

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The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe

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Quiet Hero

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The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls

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Seven Miles to Freedom

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  • Front cover for Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Chris Soentpiet
    Amazing Faces
    By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Soentpiet
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    Amazing Faces

    Amazing Faces

    By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Soentpiet
    An anthology of universal poems focusing on the human experience--emotions, perceptions, and understandings--as expressed by poets of diverse heritage and reflected in illustrations featuring people of all ages and backgrounds.

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  • Front cover for Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard and Kevin Belford
    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
    A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

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  • Front cover for Heroes by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee
    Heroes
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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    Heroes

    Heroes

    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    A Japanese American boy learns about heroism from his father and uncle who served in the U.S. Army.

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  • Front cover for Jim Thorpe's Bright Path by Joseph Bruchac and S. D. Nelson
    Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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    Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

    Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
    A biography of the legendary Native American Jim Thorpe (1888--1953), voted the Greatest Football Player and Greatest Athlete of the Half-Century by two AP polls, focusing on his early childhood and how school and sports shaped his future.

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  • Front cover for Joe Louis, My Champion by William Miller and Rodney Pate
    Joe Louis, My Champion
    By William Miller, Rodney Pate
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    Joe Louis, My Champion

    Joe Louis, My Champion

    By William Miller, Rodney Pate
    During the mid-1930s, an African American boy who yearns to be a boxer learns the value of determination, perseverance, and his own natural abilities from the example of his hero, world champion prizefighter Joe Louis.

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  • Front cover for Poems in the Attic by Nikki Grimes and Elizabeth Zunon
    Poems in the Attic
    By Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth Zunon
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    Poems in the Attic

    Poems in the Attic

    By Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth Zunon
    Award-winning poet Nikki Grimes presents a tender poetry collection where a young girl learns about her mother, the child of an Air Force serviceman.

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  • Front cover for Quiet Hero by S. D. Nelson and S. D. Nelson
    Quiet Hero
    The Ira Hayes Story
    By S. D. Nelson
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    Quiet Hero

    Quiet Hero

    The Ira Hayes Story
    By S. D. Nelson
    A biography of Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines to raise the United States flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, an event immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph.

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  • Front covernull for Seven Miles to Freedom by Janet Halfmann and Duane Smith
    Seven Miles to Freedom
    The Robert Smalls Story
    By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
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    Seven Miles to Freedom

    Seven Miles to Freedom

    The Robert Smalls Story
    By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
    The true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.

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  • Front cover for Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds by Paula Yoo and Dom Lee
    Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
    The Sammy Lee Story
    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
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    Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds

    Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds

    The Sammy Lee Story
    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
    The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.

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  • Front cover for Sunday Shopping by Sally Derby Miller and Shadra Strickland
    Sunday Shopping
    By Sally Derby Miller, Shadra Strickland
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    Sunday Shopping

    Sunday Shopping

    By Sally Derby Miller, Shadra Strickland
    Every Sunday night a young girl and her grandmother go on an imaginary shopping trip in this delightful picture book.

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  • Front cover for The Buddy Bench (Confetti Kids #8) by Gwendolyn Hooks and Shirley Ng-Benitez
    The Buddy Bench (Confetti Kids #8)
    (Dive Into Reading)
    By Gwendolyn Hooks, Shirley Ng-Benitez
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    The Buddy Bench (Confetti Kids #8)

    The Buddy Bench (Confetti Kids #8)

    (Dive Into Reading)
    By Gwendolyn Hooks, Shirley Ng-Benitez
    In this early chapter book in the popular Confetti Kids series, Padma and her friends create a buddy bench, where kids can sit if they feel lonely and need a friend.

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  • Front cover for The Harvey Milk Story by Kari Krakow and David Gardner
    The Harvey Milk Story
    By Kari Krakow, David Gardner
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    The Harvey Milk Story

    The Harvey Milk Story

    By Kari Krakow, David Gardner
    A hopeful and inspiring biography of the historic gay activist Harvey Milk, who gave people the courage to be proud of who they are.

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  • Front cover for The School the Aztec Eagles Built by Dorinda Nicholson
    The School the Aztec Eagles Built
    By Dorinda Nicholson
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    The School the Aztec Eagles Built

    The School the Aztec Eagles Built

    By Dorinda Nicholson
    A photo-illustrated book about the Aztec Eagles, Mexico's World War II Air Force squadron interwoven with the story of Sergeant Angel Bocanegra, whose service was rewarded with the building of a school in his village.

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  • Front cover for The Sky We Shared by Shirley Reva Vernick and Jonathan Bartlett
    The Sky We Shared
    By Shirley Reva Vernick
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    The Sky We Shared

    The Sky We Shared

    By Shirley Reva Vernick
    In this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an "enemy" leaves a heavy heart.

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  • Front cover for The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe by Joseph Bruchac and S. D. Nelson
    The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe
    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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    The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe

    The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe

    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
    This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Jim Thorpe, an exceptional athlete with natural talent and the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States.

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  • Front cover for The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls by Janet Halfmann and Duane Smith
    The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls
    By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
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    The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls

    The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls

    By Janet Halfmann, Duane Smith
    This exciting entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies introduces readers to Robert Smalls, an enslaved steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.

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  • Front cover for The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee by Paula Yoo and Dom Lee
    The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee
    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
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    The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee

    The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee

    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
    This compelling entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Sammy Lee, a Korean American diver who became the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal.

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  • Front cover for The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard and Kevin Belford
    The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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    The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

    The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
    The "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this action-packed tribute to Arthur Ashe, one of the most compelling athletes and humanitarians of the twentieth century.

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  • Front cover for Wat Takes His Shot by Cheryl Kim and Nat Iwata
    Wat Takes His Shot
    The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka
    By Cheryl Kim, Nat Iwata
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    Wat Takes His Shot

    Wat Takes His Shot

    The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka
    By Cheryl Kim, Nat Iwata
    The stirring biography of Japanese American basketball star Wataru Misaka--the first person of color to play in the NBA!

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