Introduces the life and accomplishments of Florence Nightingale, founder of the Nightingale School of Nursing.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of famed abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor, Harriet Tubman.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of famed author and advocate for the disabled, Helen Keller.

Henry Clay devoted his life and work to strengthening the United States. In his time he was an economist and a passionate believer in compromise. For Clay, the Union was the key to his heart . Young students will love reading about this important figure in America's history.

A biography of the man responsible for mass producing the automobile in the early part of the twentieth century.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jane Addams.

The story of John Paul Jones has it great battles on the high seas, and high drama at every turn. Children will delight in the stories and history of the Father of the American Navy.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the famed founder of the Girl Scouts of America, Juliette Gordon Low.

A brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of the Norwiegan explorer Lief Eriksson.

A brief account of the exploratory expedition led by Lewis and Clark across the little known territory from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of noted African-American author, Mary McLeod Bethune.

Patrick Henry gave a mighty and thunderous voice to the cause of liberty and freedom in America. His words inspired our country to revolution. Kids will surely enjoy the story of this pivotal figure in the cause of freedom in America.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the first-ever African-American poet to have her works published, Phillis Wheatley.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of noted author and environmentalist, Rachel Carson.

A biography of the Shoshoni Indian woman who played an important role in guiding the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Northwest Territory of the United States in 1805-1806.

Samuel Adams is known as the Father of the American Revolution. Young readers will gain insight and knowledge into the buildup to revolution in America and the important role that Samuel Adams played in it and in what came after, the start of a new nation.

A brief introduction to the life of the Cherokee Indian who created a method for his people to write and read their own language.

Briefly introduces the life and accomplishments of American social reformer Susan B. Anthony.

Discusses the life of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

Briefly describes the life and accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright, aviation pioneers.

A biography of the inventor who changed the world in which he lived with such revolutionary inventions as the phonograph, electric lighting, and motion pictures.