PreK-8

Based on a true story and written by someone who witnessed it, this touching picture book is set in Venezuela. A man named Faoro found an orphaned, newborn caiman and brought her home. The bond they formed was unbreakable and everlasting. Information...

The iconic figures of the past that we love and admire have something in common with each and every one of us: they, too, were once young boys and girls. The collection Cuando los grandes eran pequeños tells in gentle verse the stories of children from...

Sonia Sotomayor's bestselling autobiography has been adapted for younger readers. She shares her inspiration success story from life in the Bronx to the Supreme Court.

Sonia Sotomayor shares the story of her life and reveals the huge influence reading had on her while she was growing up. This personal memoir will inspire every child to pursue his or her own dreams.

Henry Ford was a revolutionary inventor and businessman who transformed the automotive industry. Read all about his life and the company he formed.

Thomas Edison invented over 1,000 things. This illustrated biography introduces children to his fascinating life.

In the companion book to She Persisted about 13 American women who never gave up, Chelsea Clinton presents 13 inspirational women from all over the world. They include Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz from Mexico, Viola Desmond from Canada, Aisha Rateb from...

George Washington Carver was born into slavery. No one thought much of him because he was sick and weak. He would spend his life proving them wrong. Learn more about the 'Plant Doctor' turned 'Peanut Man' and how he helped people across the United States.

The burnt brownies will not get Fiona and Finley a blue ribbon. Winning no longer seems that important to them once they meet Benjamin Franklin and make great discoveries with the brilliant Founding Father. A brief biography on Benjamin Franklin and...

Pura Belpré was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. She was a fierce advocate of literacy and bilingual education. This illustrated biography introduces children to a truly remarkable woman.

The life of Nelson Mandela is presented in graphic novel format. This book also includes a timeline, glossary, debate questions, and writing prompts.

Readers will be fascinated to learn how a boy born in Mexico City grew up to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and go on to save our planet. Meet Mario Molina and discover how his research into fluorocarbons helped avert an environmental catastrophe.

Presented in graphic novel format, this book teaches readers about the world's greatest iventors including Arquimedes, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison . Comprehension questions and a glossary are included.

What do the great pyramids of Egypt, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the first automobile have in common? They were all designed by great engineers. This book introduces children to engineers throughout history in graphic novel format.

This illustrated book introduces readers to 20 pioneering women from Spain or Latin America. These groundbreakers, from many different fields, include Isabel Barreto, the first female admiral from Spain, Matilde Montoya, the first female doctor in...

Gandhi is famous for his peaceful protests and hunger strike. He was jailed numerous times in his quest for liberty. He is considered the father of modern India.

Who was Anne Frank? Millions have read her diary, but it only covers two years. This illustrated, novelized biography presents her entire brief life. Reading comprehension questions and a lengthy section on Jewish persecution throughout history are...

The five stories in this book are based on the lives of extraordinary women from different time periods and places. Each one has fought to make the world a better place. They include Harriet Tubman, Gaura Devi, and Mujeres Creando from Bolivia. Brief...

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who...

Michelle Obama never considered a life in politics--and now she is our First Lady. This easy-to-read biography is filled with photos of the entire Obama family. It charts Michelle's life from her childhood in Chicago, her years at Princeton and Harvard...

In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. This book looks closely at Anne's life before the secret annex, what life...

When Malala was a little girl, she wanted to have a magic pencil to create things that would make people happy and erase the things that were unpleasant. Later on, the fearless girl learned that a pencil does not have to be magic to change the world. ...

This illustrated biography introduces readers to the life of John F. Kennedy.

Inspired by the perseverance of Elizabeth Warren, Chelsea Clinton decided to write about 13 amazing American women who never gave up. They include Harriet Tubman, Nellie Bly, Claudette Colvin, Margaret Chase Smith, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Sonia...

Juana Inés de la Cruz decided to become a nun to be able to read and learn all that she wanted. She wrote and published several books. Today, centuries later, her works are still read and studied, and she is considered one of the most important...

Journalist Adriana Carranca visited Swat soon after Malala was shot. She wrote this biography from what she observed and what she learned while there. It uses a combination of illustrations, photographs, and text to teach children about the courage and...

When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him...

Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S...

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein, but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about him besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a child? Finally, here's the story of Albert...

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17, he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. That did not stop him. Martí dedicated his...

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in...

Rosa Parks was an amazing woman. She stood up for herself and for her beliefs. One day, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. Her actions helped spark the civil rights movement. Today, people have more freedom in America because of...

This book introduces young children to the life and presidency of Barack Obama.

Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up knowing that there needed to be a change in the way that African Americans were treated. In this biography, readers will learn about his inspirational life as he fought for equality and desegregation for African Americans...

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad, which she traveled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long...

Amelia Earhart was a woman of many 'firsts.' In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while...

A quiet, shy, and humble little girl grew up to become a VERY important writer. How important was she? She was the first Latin American writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, the most prestigious award given to writers in the world!

This book introduces readers to the lives of José Martí, Frida Kahlo, and César Chávez.

Simón Bolívar is known as El Libertador because he freed an enormous territory--an area that today is shared by six South American countries--from the yoke of the Spanish Empire. Come meet him in the pages of this book.

Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author--a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers!...