In this kids' biography, discover the fascinating story of Florence Nightingale, who cared for...

Alexander Hamilton is known not only for his political brilliance, but also for his strong...

Did you know Benjamin Franklin started the first public library in America? First he worked as a...

As the blog gained popularity and Yousafzai became famous, she faced opposition from religious...

This biography tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela in...

In the late 1970s, Steve Jobs and his partner, Steve Wozniak, founded a company called Apple...

The perfect introduction to the men and women whose scientific discoveries and inventions have...

A young reader's introduction to champion athlete Wilma Rudolph follows her development of polio at...

Once upon a time in France, a baby was born under the summer sun. His parents named him Jacques. As...

With a forward-thinking attitude, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and risked her life countless times...

A biography of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist...

An introduction to the life and career of the ichthyologist, Eugenie Clark, whose interest in fish...

The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most. National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy of our 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and his historic decision to abolish slavery. Readers will also learn why this decision impacted the United States, as well as the extent of Lincoln's impact as a fearless leader of the Civil War.

Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...

As a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he...

A biography of the civil rights and women's rights activist, Sojourner Truth. It is a discussion of her life from her youth to her death, and features photographs, profiles of her contemporaries, and more. She was a preacher, abolitionist, and activist for the rights of African Americans and women. This book was a 1993 Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

As a child, Ansel Adams just couldn't sit still. He felt trapped indoors and never walked anywhere-...

An accessible biography of the life of Muhammad Ali. One of the world's most famous boxers who also...

Eleanor Roosevelt started out as a quiet, shy girl, but she grew up to become someone who cared deeply about people everywhere. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1904, and later became America’s First Lady when he was president from 1932 to 1945.

A traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a...

On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis first fell in love...

As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built a...

Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can...