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10 at 10: The Surprising Childhoods of Ten Remarkable People

Audrey Hepburn, Roberto Clemente, Albert Einstein—kids know the names, but do they know what some of history's most famous figures were like at the age of ten? Carlyn Beccia presents ten… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1080
  • Dewey: 920.0083
  • Copyright: 2022

50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet, 3rd Edition

How quickly can you name 50 American heroes? They can be men or women, young or old, from the past or present, living or dead, but they all must have made an exceptional positive… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 7.4
  • Dewey: 920.073
  • Copyright: 2017

60 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet

Sixty remarkable Americans and their inspiring stories are included in this unique book. Intended as a starting point for learning more about these important American heroes, each biography… Read More →

  • Lexile: 930
  • Dewey: 920.073
  • Copyright: 2023

A Head Full of Notions: A Story about Robert Fulton

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

Robert Fulton was an American inventor born in 1765. Some of his accomplishments include designing some of the first submarines and designing the first commercially successful steamboat, the Clemont. Read More →

  • Lexile: 1080
  • ATOS: 6.8
  • Dewey: 623.8'24'092
  • Copyright: 1997

Alexander Graham Bell

From the Series On My Own Biography

Growing up, Alexander Graham Bell was fascinated with music, speech, and sounds. He worked hard to invent things that would not only help those with impaired hearing, but also bring people… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 621.385'092
  • Copyright: 2001

Alexander Hamilton: The Story of a Statesman

From the Series Gateway Biographies

A founder of the United States turned cultural phenomenon thanks to the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton helped create American democracy. Follow his story from orphaned… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • ATOS: 6.2
  • Dewey: 973.4092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2020

Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

Come along with Chef Alice Waters on a wonderful trip to Delicious! She learned as a child, and wants all children to share with her, the joy of tasting real food that begins not in the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 641
  • Copyright: 2014

Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

From the Series On My Own History

Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • ATOS: 3.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 1993

Anne Frank: Out of the Shadows

From the Series Gateway Biographies

While her family hid during the Holocaust, Anne Frank recorded her personal reflections as well as the harrowing circumstances she faced in her diary. Read about her life before and after the Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: 940.53/18092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2020

A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"This presentation of the pertinent facts of the life, times, and importance of the sixteenth president of the United States is a good starting point for children beginning history studies… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Anne Frank

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"The narrator, reading with clarity and precision, tells the well-known story of the Jewish girl and her family who hid during the Holocaust...[This] high-quality read-along...[is] excellent… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"Well-produced and appealing readalong...expressive narration and appropriate music and sound effects...Sure bet for story time or home." - Booklist Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"...A worthwhile and significant addition to any elementary collection." - School Library Journal Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"Adler, a prolific children's book author, has done a good job describing the trajectory of Douglass's life as he moved from being a slave himself to being a freer of slaves and a tireless… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of George Washington

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"Gail Nelson is an unobtrusive narrator who lets Harriet Tubman's deeds and personality speak for themselves. And speak they do!" - AudioFile Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"...school and public librarians will want to include this in their collections. The audio version...will be in great demand." - School Library Journal Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"Teachers will welcome [this treatment of]...a simple, clear biography of Rosa Parks...The male narrator reads clearly and unemotionally, presenting the facts as Adler reports them...A good… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

A package with simple language and detailed drawings conveys information about the life and accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson. Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012
Cover: A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story about George Washington Carver
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A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story about George Washington Carver

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow. He took the common goober--today's peanut--and created hundreds of useful products from it, turning goobers into a very… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: 630'.92'4
  • Copyright: 1996
Cover: A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 973.3'85092
  • Copyright: 2016
Cover: Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer
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Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer

From the Series On My Own Biography

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 978.8'00496073'0092
  • Copyright: 1999
Cover: A World of Knowing: A Story about Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
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A World of Knowing: A Story about Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had a sharp mind and a great determination to make a difference in the world. When Thomas met Alice Cogswell, a little girl who was deaf, he decided to go to Europe… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 5.7
  • Dewey: 371.91'2'092
  • Copyright: 1995