Heroes of the US Marines (Heroes of the US Military) (Heroes of the Us Military (Gareth Stevens))
by Maria Nelson
Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents (Time for Kids Biographies (Pb))
-- Clear and concise biographies of the world's most important and influential scientists -- Traces the development of revolutionary ideas and inventions that continue to shape the way we live -- Complemented by full-color paintings, drawings, and photographs This fascinating book captures the life and times of Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher who studied a wide range of subjects and helped shape early scientific beliefs.
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 (American Indian Biographies)
by Anne M. Todd
Biographies of the New World (Impact on America: Collective Biographies)
Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution (Melanie Kroupa Books)
by Moying Li
Nathan Hale (On My Own Biographies)
by Shannon Knudsen and Shannon Zemlicka
Recounts the life of Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, whose decision to become a spy for General George Washington cost him his life.
Florence Nightingale (Young Reader's Christian Library)
by Kristi Lorene
Born to two uneducated farmers, Abraham Lincoln came from meager origins and had only 18 months of formal education. Yet, he worked himself up from farmer to respected lawyer to U.S. Congressman to the 16th U.S. president. He was a humanitarian who did not believe in killing animals for food. From the start of his political career, he fought for the abolition of slavery, and once elected president, he passed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the freedom of any slaves in territories not un...
Paul Revere (Heroes of American History)
by Carin T Ford and Carin T Patriot
A biography of Paul Revere, who is best remembered for his dangerous ride to warn other American patriots that British troops were on the move at the start of the Revolutionary War.
Juan Ponce de Leon (Groundbreakers (Paperback)) (Groundbreakers: Explorers)
by Ruth Manning
Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus and went on to become governor of Puerto Rico and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.
Leif Erickson (Junior Biographies from Ancient Civilizations)
by John Bankston
She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer
by Sally Hobart Alexander and Robert Alexander
Barack Obama (Rookie Biographies) (Rookie Biographies (Library))
by Joanne Mattern
A biography of the well-to-do woman who defied social convention in order to establish nursing as a respectable career for women, and bring about reforms in hospital conditions and nursing care.
Stonewall Jackson (Historical American Biographies)
by Lynda Pflueger
A biography of the Confederate general who gained the nickname Stonewall for his stand at the first battle of Bull Run during the Civil War.
The Importance of (Importance of)
by Corinne J Naden, Karen D. Povey, E Barter James, and Mona Hill