A brief overview of the life of the man who was President of the United States during the difficult years of the Civil War and who issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves.

An introduction to the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.

An introduction to the life and work of Harriet Tubman, who helped free slaves through the Underground Railroad and continued helping freed slaves after the Civil War.

An easy-to-read biography about Martin Luther King, Jr. and how his efforts to stop racism affected society.

A simple introduction to the life of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.

A brief biography of the woman who overcame her disabilities of being both blind and deaf.

A simple biography of the woman scientist.

A biography of Barack Obama for early readers.

From the time he was a little boy, Neil Armstrong dreamed of flying bout how he turned his dream into realityand how his incredible drive, determination, and talent took him all the way to the moon.

A biography of Jane Goodall, the most respected primatologists in the world, who worked every day to make the world a better place. Her many discoveries changed the way we look at, and treat, chimpanzees.