Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented

10 best books like Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented (Tanya Lee Stone): Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery, Thank You, Omu!, Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams, Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13, Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story, What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom, Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain, The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation (Environmental Science for Kids, The Environment and You for Kids, Conservation for Kids), Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

AuthorSandra Neil Wallace
ISBN1481443879
Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes—a boy who followed his dreams and became one of the most influential artists of his generations—with this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

When Ernie Barnes was growing up in North Carolina in the 1940s, he loved to draw....
AuthorOge Mora
ISBN0316431249
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's perfect for the Thanksgiving season, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses...
AuthorLesa Cline-Ransome
An ALA Notable Book

“This lovingly crafted picture book biography centers on the incredible bond between Venus and Serena Williams…An important selection for biography and sports collections.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

“Will appeal to children and...
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
AuthorHelaine Becker
ISBN1250137527
The story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the book and film Hidden Figures.

You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo...
AuthorMarc Tyler Nobleman
An Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction 2019

In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII—the only enemy ever to do so—and comes back 20 years later...
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
AuthorChris Barton
ISBN1481465619
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan had a big, bold, confident voice—and she knew how to use it! Learn all about her career in this picture book biography of the lawyer, educator, politician, and civil rights leader.

Even as a child growing up in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, Barbara Jordan...
AuthorGary D. Schmidt
ISBN1626728720
Her biography is absolutely breathtaking artwork combined with a thoughtful sentence interspersed throughout a lengthier picture book biography that educates those that don't know how influential she was as a "first female", one that made a tremendous impact and was listed in Smithsonian magazine's...
AuthorCheryl Bardoe
ISBN0316394289
The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream.

When her parents took away her candles to keep their young daughter from studying math...nothing stopped Sophie. When a professor discovered that the homework sent to him...
AuthorKate Messner
ISBN1452133506
All it takes is one:
One coral gamete to start a colony
One person to make a difference
One idea to change the world

The ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs--with hammer and glue, and grafts of newly grown coral--are the living legacy of Ken Nedimyer.

Kate...
AuthorBarb Rosenstock
ISBN0316393827
The suspenseful, little-known true story of two determined pioneers who made the first dive into the deep ocean.

On June 6, 1930, engineer Otis Barton and explorer Will Beebe dove into the ocean inside a hollow metal ball of their own invention called the Bathysphere.

They knew...
AuthorGail Jarrow
ISBN1629797766
Gail Jarrow explores the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938. She highlights the artists behind the broadcast, the broadcast itself, the aftermath, and the repercussions which remain relevant today.

On the night of October 30, 1938, thousands of Americans panicked when they...
AuthorBarry Wittenstein
ISBN1632895579
A young couple meet and marry. Josephine is prone to accidents and getting cuts. Her husband, Earle, has a father that is a doctor and Earle works in medical supplies. You know what happens next: Earle creates the Band-Aid.

This is the evolution of what we now know as our go to bandage. They even...
The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln
AuthorMarissa Moss
ISBN1419730649
From award-winning author Marissa Moss comes the first children’s book about Allan Pinkerton, one of America’s greatest detectives. Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln, but few know anything about the spy who saved him! Allan Pinkerton’s life changed when he helped the Chicago Police...
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