Biography & Autobiography - Kids

Some people feel Andrew Jackson was one of the best presidents in history. Others think he was somewhat of a dictator, even giving him the nickname "King Andrew the First." Readers will be asked to decide for themselves through this volume, which explores Jackson's...

The history of the United States is filled with African American leaders who heroically fought for equality through words and deeds. These men and women sacrificed their safety and, in some cases, their lives for the cause. One of the most courageous among them...

The ninth Aztec emperor, Montezuma was a leader and army commander who is known for his eventual defeat at the hands of Hernán Cortés. Students will gain a greater knowledge of the Aztec Empire, learn about the successes and failures of Montezuma's reign, and...

Although Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, he perished before the trip was completed. Readers will learn about the challenges that his expedition faced on its long, arduous journey, as well as how this Portuguese explorer ended up leading a Spanish...

George Washington is known for being the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He is also known for being America's first president. These accomplishments are largely significant, but made even greater by Washington's execution of these duties. His cool head, dignity,...

This narrative uses comic-style format to illustrate the life details of Abraham Lincoln on his path to freeing the enslaved. The dramatic events of the war are detailed and Lincoln's own personal losses are shared.Author: Dan AbnettISBN-10: 140423392XISBN-13: 9781404233928Publisher: PowerKids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2006Pages: 24Format:...

This fact-filled book will provide your students with biographical information about President Hoover while they learn to draw the iconic symbols of his life and times.Author: Natashya WilsonISBN-10: 1404230076ISBN-13: 9781404230071Publisher: PowerKids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2005Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading...

This fact-filled book will provide your students with biographical information about President Harding while they learn to draw the iconic symbols of his life and times.Author: Lewis K. ParkerISBN-10: 140423005XISBN-13: 9781404230057Publisher: PowerKids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2005Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30dAccelerated...

This fact-filled book will provide your students with biographical information about President Taft while they learn to draw the iconic symbols of his life and times.Author: Natashya WilsonISBN-10: 1404230033ISBN-13: 9781404230033Publisher: PowerKids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2005Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading...

This fact-filled book will provide your students with biographical information about President Cleveland while they learn to draw the iconic symbols of his life and times.Author: Betsy Dru TeccoISBN-10: 140422999XISBN-13: 9781404229990Publisher: PowerKids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2005Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30dAccelerated...

This fact-filled book will provide your students with biographical information about President Harrison while they learn to draw the iconic symbols of his life and times.Author: Hilary Barton-BillmanISBN-10: 1404229868ISBN-13: 9781404229860Publisher: PowerKids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2005Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading...

This narrative uses comic-style format to illustrate the life details of Abraham Lincoln on his path to freeing the enslaved. The dramatic events of the war are detailed and Lincoln's own personal losses are shared.Author: Dan AbnettISBN-10: 140422145XISBN-13: 9781404221451Publisher: Rosen ClassroomLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2006Pages: 24Format:...

England's Richard the Lionheart is introduced to your readers in graphic nonfiction format. It chronicles the Angevin Empire, the code of chivalry, Richard's early life and rise to power, and his adventures during the Crusades.Author: David WestISBN-10: 1404202412ISBN-13: 9781404202412Publisher: Rosen CentralLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2005Pages: 48Format:...

Whether it's rock and roll, country, or hip-hop, popular music is an important and exciting part of our culture. Over the past decades, many artists have risen to worldwide fame. This book highlights 10 legendary performers--music megastars whose stories and songs touch the lives...

- "First Biographies" for beginning readers- Glossary, Index- More books to read, Web sitesAuthor: Jonatha A. BrownISBN-10: 0836844769ISBN-13: 9780836844764Publisher: Gareth Stevens PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2004Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.20h x 8.30w x 0.10dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.4Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 85058 / Steven...

People We Should Know is a series of biographies designed for beginning readers. Each book introduces one of the most important individuals in recent times and explains what makes her or him so remarkable. Historic and contemporary photos and easy-to-read text help readers understand...

People We Should Know is a series of biographies designed for beginning readers. Each book introduces one of the most important individuals in recent times and explains what makes her or him so remarkable. Historic and contemporary photos and easy-to-read text help readers understand...

PowerKids Press is proud to announce Reading Power, dynamic new high/low materials for challenged readers. Our first two sets of high-interest, low-reading-level books are designed for third and fourth grade readers reading at a first-grade level. The vocabulary, syntax, and level of picture/text correspondence...

Entrepreneurs are a vital component of a successful economy. They can create jobs and help keep money in their local communities. What is Entrepreneurship? explains the risks and rewards involved for entrepreneurs as they work to bring innovative ideas to life and make their...

For much of the world, turning on electricity is as easy as flipping a switch, but that wasn't always the case. At the end of the nineteenth century, two geniuses competed to change the world: Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. In the War of...

Despite inequality of access to education, relentless discrimination, and a starkly segregated society, African American artists and writers have made landmark contributions to American art and literature. Works like A Raisin in the Son, Beloved, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Invisible Man, and I...

Computers and technology play central roles in our lives for work, entertainment, communication, and information management. It is difficult to imagine a time without these tools and even harder to envision living without them now. How were these wonderful toys of technology created? Who...

Many students know the story of Ben Franklin's famed electricity experiment, but do they understand how influential he was in the formation of the United States? Through simple but engaging narrative, this fully illustrated volume leads readers through Franklin's childhood, his diverse interests and...

Discusses the mysteries surrounding history's debatable deaths, from pharaohs to emperors to aviators.Author: Gary L. Blackwood,Terry Miller ShannonISBN-10: 076144355XISBN-13: 9780761443551Publisher: Cavendish Square PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/30/2010Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.10h x 7.10w x 0.30d

Crew loves recess, especially the monkey bars. But when excitement takes over and he moves a little too fast, a small slip turns into a big lesson.In Super Safe: Crew's Playground Lesson, young readers follow Crew as he learns that listening, taking turns, and...

Meet Jasmin ... she is sweet, caring and observant. She wants young siblings to know they are not alone in losing a sibling. At age 4, Jasmin loses her sister to cancer. From visiting her sister in the hospital to helping with medicine, Jasmin...

His was the greatest of talents, concealed beneath a carefree exterior. Duke Ellington possessed musical genius, which he claimed to exert for the glory of God and on behalf of his fellow African Americans. Readers will get to know the many sides of the...

U2 has sold more than 170 million records; won twenty-two Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, and two Golden Globes; and recorded fourteen studio albums. U2's members are some of the most influential and highly recognized philanthropists in the world. Since the band's...

Born in Brooklyn, Jimmy Kimmel grew up in Las Vegas, in a stereotypical Italian family. As a teenager he was a practical joker. He dropped out of college to work at radio stations, and then got his big break as a TV game-show host....

This is a book about an inspiring pastry chef who dreamed it until she lived it. As a little girl all she dreamed about was baking and she knew that she needed to take action toward making that dream a reality. Author: Charonne JenkinsISBN-10:...

The unsung hero of the equestrian world is the riding school horse or pony. Whether you are an Olympic showjumper, a long-distance riding competitor, a horse racing jockey or a mum who plods out on a Sunday, you most likely began your career on...

Jump into the NBA action with this high-interest account of the Boston Celtics pro basketball team, including league championships won and star players such as Bill Russell.Author: Michael E. GoodmanISBN-10: 1640260145ISBN-13: 9781640260146Publisher: Creative EducationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2018Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 10.20h x 8.40w x...

Jump into the NBA action with this high-interest account of the Cleveland Cavaliers pro basketball team, including league championships won and star players such as LeBron James.Author: Michael E. GoodmanISBN-10: 1640260161ISBN-13: 9781640260160Publisher: Creative EducationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2018Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.40w x...

From the pioneers of the early days of the sport to the superstars of today, Legends of Women's Basketball tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the basketball court.Author: Emma HuddlestonISBN-10: 1634942817ISBN-13: 9781634942812Publisher: Press Box...

In this colorful volume, illustrated by elementary school students from the Chicagoland area, veteran All-Star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs Kerry Wood shares the valuable principles he's learned throughout life. The importance of education, working hard to attain goals, building character, maintaining integrity, and...

Though Johnny Appleseed is a folk hero, he was also a real person--John Chapman. Chapman's life became legendary as he planted apple trees across the Midwest of the United States in the 1800s. In this entertaining volume, readers will learn about an extraordinary man...

Stories of Diversity in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate diversity as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate stories, thought-provoking issues and questions, as well as hands-on activities, encourage the development of...

In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the first person to mass-produce sunglasses, Sam Foster. Follow Foster's story from his early years manufacturing plastic accessories to his creation of the Foster Grant company and the development of sunglasses from novelty item to fashion...

The abolitionist movement grew from a small group of people opposed to slavery to a huge network of people who published newspapers, gave speeches, and influenced political decisions. Readers discover the rich history of the abolitionist movement, from the introduction of slavery in the...

In 1619, Dutch traders sold twenty Africans to English settlers for the purposes of slave labor. By the late seventeenth century, enslaved Africans would become the primary source of labor in America, especially in the South. While the North relied more on technology after...

Though George Washington was known more for his accomplishments off the battlefield, he was also a commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. With maps to accompany descriptions of military campaigns and full color photographs, students will have the opportunity...

How did George Washington become our first president? Using clear, engaging prose and an event-by-event account, this book takes readers through the story of this amazing man's election. Students will learn about Washington's life from his childhood on a Virginia farm to being chosen...

Teedie: The Boy Who Would Be President is a five-act script that allows students to perform roles at differentiated reading levels to accommodate all students. Based on the early life of Theodore Roosevelt, students will learn about Teedie's amazing life as they perform roles...

Nelson Mandela, the late president of South Africa, was a civil rights leader for more than 50 years, and he spent more than 25 of those years in prison for fighting apartheid. This exceptional biography takes readers to a time and place they need...

MLK Day is not meant to be a holiday off from school, work, or duties, it is meant to be a stirring call to action--to model our individual efforts after the holiday's namesake, Martin Luther King Junior. While focusing on the national holiday, readers...

Author: Chris ChristieISBN-10: 1441523553ISBN-13: 9781441523556Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2009Pages: 108Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Author: Vithal B. Shetty,B. Vithal ShettyISBN-10: 1441504729ISBN-13: 9781441504722Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2009Pages: 550Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.11lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d

CM Punk started a revolution in the WWE with his unique style and rebel antics. Detailing his rise as a WWE Superstar, this book is sure to spark interest in any young reader. Featuring full-color photographs, a detailed timeline of key events in Punk's...

The thrilling story of one of the most famous horse rides in American history awaits readers in this book. Paul Revere's journey to warn colonial leaders of the coming British invasion is told with illuminating detail, blending important facts with an easy-to-follow narrative. Presented...

Four year old Emmy Mott was diagnosed with brain stem cancer. Doctors gave her eight weeks to live. Her mom Tammy was devastated. God had other plans. During the next 41 weeks, Emmy's story touched thousands of hearts all over the world through her...