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The full library of 28 titles in the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series, together for the first time! What makes a hero? This engaging picture-book biography series answers the question, one great historical figure at a time. Now all 28 titles can be purchased together: activists, artists, scientists, sports figures, and others who fought to make an impact in our world. From Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, who stood up against racial injustice, to Neil A...

"Readers will find out about Roosevelt's life as a young boy through being president in this entry-level biography"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the forty-second president of the United States, who was only the second president to be impeached. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Bill Clinton.

A biography of the popular and dynamic wife of our fourth President, James Madison.

A biography of the wife of the twenty-seventh president of the United States, an ambitious woman who was responsible for planting the famous cherry trees around the Tidal Basin.

Abraham Lincoln is often considered one of the greatest American presidents. Readers will discover the incredible things Lincoln accomplished during his time as president and the impact he made on slavery, the Civil War, and the country. The easy-to-read text and enlightening facts highlight such aspects of Lincoln's presidency as the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, and how the popular and electoral votes led to his nomination. Detailed images and illustrations show readers...

In her sixth presidential biography for National Geographic, Cheryl Harness illuminates the many sides of Thomas Jefferson: scientist, lawyer, farmer, architect, diplomat, inventor, musician, philosopher, author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and third president of the United States. Readers meet this extraordinary man of contradictions: a genius who proclaimed that "All men are created equal" and championed the rights of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursui...

Traces the life and achievements of the architect, bibliophile, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

A biography of the thirty-third president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood.

Simple text introduces the political and family life of George W. Bush, who was inaugurated president of the United States in 2001.

A biography of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and first president of the United States.