Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of baseball great Babe Ruth. ...

Emergent-reader nonfiction takes on a whole new face! Consistent print placement, predictable text patterns and strong picture clues make this series ideal for emergent readers. ...

Benjamin Banneker was born free when most blacks were still enslaved. A self-taught mathematician and astronomer, he was the author of the first published almanac written by a black man. Throughout his life Bannecker was troubled that all blacks were not free. So, in 1791, he sent a letter to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Here is the extraordinary correspondence between the two men. Full-color illustrations. ...

Based on the true story of the boy who flew in the Wright brothers' glider, this title is "a good introduction to the Wright Brothers from a child's point of view."--("Booklist"). Full-color illustrations. ...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator bring to life the true story of an extraordinary six-year-old who helped shape American history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving picture book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism. Full color. ...

Biographies of 51 notable women of the Palmetto State who have made significant contributions in all areas of South Carolina history. ...

Some of these names you'll know and some you won't, but all have made significant contributions to Texas or the United States.<P>The book features short biographies about: Lorenzo de Zavala, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Robert Emmett Baylor, William Goyens, Jane Long, Gail Borden, Ferdinand Lindheimer, William B. Travis, John O. Meusebach, Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parker, Elisabet Ney, Charles Goodnight, John Avery Lomax, Chester ...

First Biographies explains the contributions of these individuals who helped shape world history and why they made a difference in the world today. ...

Emergent-reader nonfiction takes on a whole new face! Consistent print placement, predictable text patterns and strong picture clues make this series ideal for emergent readers. ...

The Founding Fathers series details the lives of these important men who helped forge a new nation and democracy. This series helps students understand the impact these men had on the development of American values and traditions, and how they made significant changes in government.<BR>-- Discusses the major causes and consequences of the American Revolution.<BR>-- Discusses the Declaration of Independence<BR>-- United States ...