A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.

Tells the life story of history-making physicist Albert Einstein, describing his beginnings as a scientist, his experiences in Nazi Germany, his arrival in the U.S., and his major accomplishments, and includes a chronology.

Illustrations and simple text provide young readers with a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Annie Oakley.

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! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.

A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.

A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf.

Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life.

A biography of the famous explorer, Ferdinand Magellan.

Discusses the life and work of Charles Darwin, naturalist, whose observations on isolated species became the basis for his theory of evolution.