Biographical

“Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holoc...

In this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery Honor–winning author Joyce Sidman introduces readers to one of the fi...

Meet Artist Leonardo da Vinci!Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos,...

Louis Braille certainly wasn't your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that convert...

Looks Closely At Anne Frank's Life Before The Secret Annex, What Life Was Like In Hiding From The Nazis, And The Legacy Of Her Diary. Who Was Anne Frank? --...

Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know ...

at Age Two, Helen Keller Became Deaf And Blind. She Lived In A World Of Silence And Darkness And She Spent The Rest Of Her Life Struggling To Break Throug...

Oprah Winfrey has been called the Queen of All Media for good reason-during her more than thirty-year career, she has left an indelible mark on radio, telev...

The Globetrotting Naturalists Of The Eighteenth Century Were The Geeks Of Their Day: Innovators And Explorers Who Lived At The Intersection Of Science And C...

In This Special Illustrated Edition Of The #1 New York Times Bestselling Thomas Jefferson: The Art Of Power By Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Jon Meacham, Yo...

"My story is something I like to share with others, to show people that with enough belief in yourself and what you can accomplish, anything is possible."â...

Helen Keller was only six years old when she met Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. The meeting was an eventful one,marking the begi...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." This Ea...

Join the band on their journey to superstardom. This is the only official book from 1D charting their journey since 2012—from the places they visited and...

Recreates The Childhood Of The Woman Traditionally Remembered As The Maker Of The First American Flag, Which Was Secretly Presented To General George Washin...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is A Trailblazer. A Fighter. A Public Servant Who Has Dedicated Her Life To The Pursuit Of Equality. When Ruth Was A Young Girl, Her Mot...

Presents The Life Of The First Female Pilot To Fly Solo Across The Atlantic Ocean, Who Mysteriously Disappeared In 1937 While Attempting To Fly Around The W...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this lively, collectible picture book biography series from New York Times bestselling author Brad ...

Born Into Slavery, Young Harriet Tubman Knew Only Hard Work And Hunger. Escape Seemed Impossible--certainly Dangerous. Yet Harriet Did Escape North, By The...

In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burni...

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri} History comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the American Civil W...

When China's Communist Party detained Ji-li's father, the 12-year-old was faced with the most difficult choice of her life. She could denounce her father a...

From his childhood encounters with racial prejudice to the Montgomery bus boycott and the Voting Rights drive, the private side of Martin Luther King's life...

he Remained Firmly In The Center Of The Action And At The Center Of Controversy. That’s What Made General George S. Patton America’s Most Colorful Military ...

As The Last Pharaoh Of Ancient Egypt, I Ruled Alone Without The Help Of My Husband. I Was A Powerful And Courageous Leader, And I Passionately Loved My Peop...

“Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holoc...

Elementary Science - Sound and Sound Waves\What if your science experiments were so interesting that even an Emperor wanted to know more?\In 1806, scientist...

This board book edition of Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World by New York Times bestselling author Vashti Harrison is a beautiful first book...

She was a young German Jew. He was an ardent member of the Hitler Youth. This is the story of their parallel journey through World War II. Helen Waterford ...

“It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live.” These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in A...

The pioneer spirit lives on... Readers around the world know and love Laura, the little girl born in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and raised in covered wagon...

From The Legendary Civil Rights Activist And Author Of The Million-copy Selling Warriors Don't Cry Comes A Powerful, Timely New Memoir About Growing Up In T...

Witness the life of a powerful Egyptian ruler. Vivid storytelling brings the past to life. Exciting eyewitness accounts make you feel like part of the actio...

This Beautifully Illustrated Book Showcases Women Who Changed The World. Featuring 18 Trailblazing Black Women In American History, Dream Big, Little Leader...

Tells The Story Of Amelia Earhart's Life As A Child, A Woman, And A Pilot, And Describes The Search For Her Missing Plane. Navigating History -- July 2, 193...

Would you like to make a difference? These ten girls grew up to do just that. Susannah's children changed their country; Monica's son changed the church; A...

A young readers' edition of an important and inspiring true story of hope and survival during World War II.Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodi...

Presents An Illustrated Biography Of The Feminist Icon And Legal Pioneer Who Has Changed The World, Especially In The Realms Of Gender Equality And Civil Ri...

This New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series by Brad Meltzer has an inspiring message: We can all be heroes. Jackie Robinson always loved ...

A young reader's adaptation of Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights, the memoir of activist and trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree, by Katie McCabe. R...

THE DRUMMER BOY'S BATTLE, Introducing Florence Nightingale -- After their father dies, Robbie Robinson and his older brother, Peter, join the British army i...

Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old. Her rich voice and vocal innovations br...

Even the most well-known people have struggled to succeed! Find out what they learned and how they turned their failures into triumphs with this engaging a...

Make way for Marley! When the Grogan family is ready for a dog, they choose Marley, a yellow furball of a puppy who quickly grows into a large, rowdy Lab...

There were once two enemies who were both named George-George Washington and George III. They were very much alike in some ways, and they were both beloved...

In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. S...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Charles Dickens, the influ...

Local merchants in a busy street market tell the story of MARTIN LUTHER KINGS MICROPHONE. This book tells the factual biography of the civil rights leader w...