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Nelson Mandela: World Leader for Human Rights
From the Series Gateway Biographies
On December 5, 2013, former South African President Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95. People around the world mourned the death of this human rights activist. Thousands of South… Read More →
Nonfiction — Grades 4-8 — Audisee®—Fluent Set
Engage reluctant readers in high-interest nonfiction. Sentence highlighting with professional narration bring these award-winning eBooks to life. Read More →
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan
Discover the unlikely story of Beate Sirota Gordon, a young woman who grew up in Japan and returned as a translator working for the American military after WWII. Fluent in Japanese language… Read More →
Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics
Sophie Kowalevski was both a brilliant mathematician and a talented writer. Creative work nurtured her mathematical research, giving her a flexibility of thought she treasured. A wonderful… Read More →
Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt
During the Great Depression, Ernestine Guerrero's family didn't have much. The Mexican American teen was so grateful for the government food aid they received in San Antonio, Texas, that she Read More →
Pieza a pieza (Piece by Piece): El obsequio de Ernestine para el presidente Roosevelt (Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt)
Durante la Gran Depresión, la familia de Ernestine Guerrero no tenía mucho. La adolescente estadounidense de origen mexicano estaba tan agradecida por la ayuda alimentaria que el gobierno… Read More →
Pioneer Plowmaker: A Story about John Deere
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
In the 1800s, the moist soil of the Midwest would stick to plow blades, stopping the farmers as they plowed. Young blacksmith John Deere knew about the problem, so he designed and built a… Read More →
Pocahontas
From the Series On My Own Biography
As the young daughter of a powerful Powhatan leader, Pocahontas befriended the English settlers in Jamestown, Virginia. Although she helped them survive their difficult first years, and she… Read More →
President of the Underground Railroad: A Story about Levi Coffin
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Growing up in a Quaker family in the South in 1830, Levi Coffin did not support slavery, but he was exposed to its atrocities. Convinced that every person deserved to be free, Levi began… Read More →
Prisoner for Liberty
From the Series On My Own History
James Forten knew how important freedom was. He was a free African American born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the American Revolution started in 1776, James was too young to help fight Read More →
Prudence Crandall: Teacher for Equal Rights
From the Series On My Own Biography
When Prudence Crandall opened a school for young girls in 1831, she didn't expect trouble. But that is just what she got when she allowed African American girls to attend. A Quaker and… Read More →
Remember the Ladies: A Story about Abigail Adams
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Abigail Adams lived through the Revolutionary War and became the First Lady of the second president of the United States. Though women of her time could not vote, govern, or own property,… Read More →
Rooftop Astronomer: A Story about Maria Mitchell
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
It was a clear autumn night in 1847. Maria Mitchell stood on the roof of her parents' house on the island of Nantucket, focusing her telescope on a faraway star. Suddenly she realized that… Read More →
Rose Greenhow: Confederate Spy
From the Series Hidden History — Spies
No one expected Rose Greenhow to be a war hero. But when the American Civil War split the nation apart, this beautiful and popular hostess played an important role in the Confederate South's… Read More →
Sam Collier and the Founding of Jamestown
From the Series On My Own History
In April 1607, twelve-year-old Sam Collier and a group of Englishmen landed in North America. Arriving as an assistant to the solider John Smith, Sam was excited to discover what adventures… Read More →
Saving the Liberty Bell
From the Series On My Own History
Eleven-year-old Johnny Mickley longed to be a hero and have some part in helping America gain its independence. The British Army was just miles away from colonial Philadelphia, planning to… Read More →
Say It with Music: A Story about Irving Berlin
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
As a boy, Israel Baline had to work after school to help his poor immigrant family. He sold newspapers on street corners to help his family survive. He loved to sing to pass the time, and… Read More →
Science Fiction Pioneer: A Story about Jules Verne
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
When Jules Verne was born in 1828, his family had his future planned out for him. They expected him to become a lawyer, but he dreamed of writing. He started out writing more traditional… Read More →
Seneca Chief, Army General: A Story about Ely Parker
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Ely Parker grew up on the Tonawanda Reservation in New York in the 1830s. There he learned the ways of his people, the Seneca Indians. Ely worked many years to save his reservation from a… Read More →
Sojourner Truth
From the Series On My Own Biography
Isabella changed her name to Sojourner Truth because she “was to travel up an’ down this land…to declare truth to the people.” Her strong voice and faith forced people to listen to her, in… Read More →
Sojourner Truth: Fighting for Freedom
From the Series Beginner Biography (LOOK! Books ™)
Sojourner Truth was born to slaves. She had no choice. But when she grew to be a young mother herself, she ran away with her child looking for freedom. She used her voice to speak for all… Read More →
Sonia Sotomayor: First Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice
From the Series Gateway Biographies
When President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States, the country celebrated. Not only would the Supreme Court welcome its third woman justice but… Read More →
Survival in the Snow
From the Series On My Own History
Seventeen-year-old Moses was ready for an adventure. In 1844, he joined a wagon train traveling from Iowa to California. But as winter approached, the wagon train ran into trouble. Oxen… Read More →
The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
In 1803, Meriwether Lewis was offered the chance of a lifetime. The president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, asked him to lead an expedition across North America, through the… Read More →