Series:

DK Biography

5 total works

Cover of DK Biography Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, led the nation through its darkest hour-the Civil War. Find out about Lincoln's childhood on a frontier farm, how a struggling small town lawyer became president, and why he became one of America's most revered leaders.

In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read. Modern scholarship and a variety of narrative approaches give today's reader a chance to explore the extraordinary world of Abraham Lincoln. This new way of looking at classic subjects creates a unique reading experience that breathes life into the book-report and summer-reading repertoire.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Cover of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

by Tanya Lee Stone

Published 1 March 2009
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the woman who used her experiences growing up in a pioneer household in the nineteenth century to write a series of classic children's novels, including "Little House on the Prairie."

Cover of Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

by Tanya Lee Stone

Published 29 January 2007

Cover of DK Biography: Abraham Lincoln

Cover of DK Biography: Amelia Earhart

DK Biography: Amelia Earhart

by Tanya Lee Stone

Published 29 January 2007
With more than 100 full-color photographs and illustrations and detailed sidebars, this entry in DK's acclaimed Biography series celebrate a pioneer who changed how the world is viewed: aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.