Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire · 55 pages

A simple biography of Washington, telling of the major events in his life and stressing the upbringing that endowed him with the qualities of leadership.

Benjamin Franklin

Ingri d'Aulaire · 48 pages

A biography of the witty author, scientist, and statesman who helped with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and became the first ambassador of the United States of America.

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909

Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen · 39 pages

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's.

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters

Barack Obama · 40 pages

"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

Michelle Markel

An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.

Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Doreen Rappaport · 48 pages

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · 40 pages

This biography profiles the life of Bass Reeves, a former slave who was recruited as a deputy United States Marshal in the area that was to become Oklahoma.

Those Rebels, John and Tom

Barbara Kerley

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John was short and stout. Tom was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite. John sometimes got along with almost no one. Tom got along with just about everyone. But these two very different gentlemen did have two things in common: they both cared deeply about the American colonies, and neither cared much fo

The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

Chris Barton

"A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress"--Provided by publisher.

Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution

Mara Rockliff · 32 pages

"A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"-- This picture-book biography introduces a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread.

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

Patricia Hruby Powell

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm790L Lexile

The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Peter Sis · 40 pages

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born in France in 1900, when airplanes were just being invented. Antoine dreamed of flying and grew up to be a pilot--and that was when his adventures began. He found a job delivering mail by plane, which had never been done before. He and his fellow pilots traveled to faraway places and discovered new ways of getting from one place to the next. Antoine flew over mount

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

Jennifer Fisher Bryant

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cmAD820L Lexile

Snowflake Bentley

Jacqueline Briggs Martin · 32 pages

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

Rosa

Nikki Giovanni · 34 pages

The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance. Provides the story of the young black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in Alabama, setting in motion all the events of the Civil Rights Movements that resulted in the end of the segregated south, gave equality to blacks throughout the nation, and forever changed the country in which we all live today. She had not

Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library

Barb Rosenstock

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra

Andrea Davis Pinkney · 32 pages

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Robert Coles · 32 pages

For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books)

Claire A. Nivola · 32 pages

Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor

Robert Burleigh

"This illustrated biography shares the story of female scientist, Marie Tharp, a pioneering woman scientist and the first person to ever successfully map the ocean floor"--

Nelson Mandela

Kadir Nelson · 40 pages

Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.

Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

Laurie Halse Anderson · 40 pages

Me, Frida

Amy Novesky · 32 pages

Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera, is commissioned to paint a mural in San Francisco, California, in the 1930s and she finds herself exploring the city on her own.

A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis

Matt de la Pena · 40 pages