Ann McGovern likes to write biographies about brave people who
made a difference in the world.
The Defenders: Osceola, Tecumseh, and Cochise. Scholastic paperback.
Three brave Indian leaders defended their people's right to stay on the land that had always been theirs. The odds were against them. The exciting and tragic story of three great American heroes.
The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson. Scholastic paperback.
It was the time of the Revolutionary War and Deborah wanted to join the army and have adventures. Only men were supposed to enlist -- so Deborah disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army. Her story is exciting -- and true!
Shark Lady, True Adventures of Eugenie Clark. Illustrated by Ruth Chew. Scholastic paperback.
Eugenie Clark, a famous diver and scientist, has explored the underwater world of many seas and goes out of her way to find sharks. Her many adventures include diving into caves in Mexico to study "sleeping" sharks, discovering a Red Sea fish that keeps big sharks away, and proving that sharks have intelligence and good memory.
"Wanted Dead or Alive:" The True Story of Harriet Tubman. Scholastic paperback.
The exciting story of the runaway slave who risked her life to lead hundreds of her fellow slaves to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. Harriet got 300 slaves out of the South safely.
More daring adventures as Eugenie swims just inches away from great white sharks, hitches a ride on a whale shark to the depths of the sea, and discovers sharks in the deep, deep dark sea that no one has ever seen before -- like the cookie cutter shark!
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