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Raggin': A Story about Scott Joplin
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Scott Joplin came from a music-making family in Texarkana, Texas. As a small boy, he loved the lively, rhythmic African melodies and the soft, touching spirituals that he heard his father… Read More →
Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan Matzeliger
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the… Read More →
The Wizard of Sound: A Story about Thomas Edison
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
In 1877 a young man developed a way to reproduce sounds so they could be heard again and again. This young man, Thomas Edison, has since been heralded as one of the world's greatest… 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 →
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2nd Edition
From the Series On My Own Holidays
On January 20, 1986, church bells rang in New York City, world leaders gathered in Atlanta, and thousands paraded in Chicago. It was the first annual celebration of a new national holiday.… Read More →