Abdo Publishing Company.

Abdo Publishing Company. Abdo Publishing Company 4940 Viking Drive, Suite 622, Edina, MN 55435 www.abdopub.com These series titles are top recommended picks for elementary-levelreaders: they provide 32 pages of biographical sketches which include anindex, glossary and color photos throughout and pick figures whichhaven't been overdone o��ver��done?v.Past participle of overdo.Adj. 1. overdone - represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"exaggerated, overstated elsewhere for this age group. The 'ComicBook Creators' series by Sue Hamilton ($16.95 Each) is a primeexample of biographies which feature memorable contemporaryfigures--here, from the world of comics. JON BUSCHEMA (9781599282978),JOHN ROMITA SR (0781599283029), JOE SIMON Simon,in the Bible.1 One of the Maccabees.2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint.3 See Simon, Saint.4 Kinsman of Jesus.5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. (9781599283005), STAN LEE For the fictional character of this name, see .Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922[1]) is an American writer, editor, former Chairman of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. (9781599283012), JOE SINNOTT (9781599282992), and JACK KIRBY(0781599282985) all drew classic comics: from teen years to notablecreations, exciting pages packed with color examples draw kids into thestory: especially inspirational for kids who love to draw and dream ofdrawing comics, themselves. Classic historical figures are presented bySarah Tieck ($15.95 Each) and uses larger print for grades 2-4 toreveal, in 32 pages each, the lives of major figures in this 'FirstBiographies' series. The larger type, color illustration andeye-catching facts also lend to 'first reports' andassignments. PAUL REVERE Revere,city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc. as a city 1914. (9781596797871), DIEGO RIVERA (9781596797857),SACAGAWEA (9781596797895), WRIGHT BROTHERS (9781495797901), ROSA PARKS Noun 1. Rosa Parks - United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)Parks (9781596797888) and FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE nightingale,common name for a migratory Old World bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family), celebrated for its vocal powers. The common nightingale of England and Western Europe, Luscinia megarhynchos, is about 6 1-2 in. (16. (9781596797864) each providebiographical sketches which consider the person's contributions,profession at the times, and historical background surrounding theirachievements. All are excellent, top picks elementary-level librarieswill want.