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

Readers will learn about turn of the century Canadian painter, Emily Carr, who didn't realize the...

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

George Washington Carver worked to become a top agricultural scientist and used his knowledge to...

Facts and photographs about the inspiring journeys of these history-making men and women are...

Facts and photographs about the inspiring journeys of these history-making men and women are...

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

An introduction to the life of the young seventeenth-century Native American woman who befriended...

Facts and photographs about the inspiring journeys of these history-making men and women are...

Thomas Jefferson was our nation's third president, but his contributions to the United States...

This book briefly highlights the life of the Wright brothers and their historic flight at Kitty Hawk...

Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel to space. Mae Jemison was a bright child who was always fascinated by science. A top student and gifted dancer ignored naysayers and worked hard to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor and an astronaut.

Easy-to-read, large-type text, illustrations, and photographs make this series the perfect...

Misty Copeland is one of the most famous dancers in the world. But before she was dancing for...

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

Readers are introduced to Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut.

This emergent-reader...

The perfect combination of simple text and vivid illustrations and photos, Scholastic First...

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...

Lilly Ann Granderson, who was enslaved, secretly learned to read and write as a child and passed on...

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.