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Daniel Boone: Young Hunter and Tracker (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Augusta Stevenson - 1943
With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies - easily read by children of eight and up - today's youngster is swept right into history.
Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
Aileen Wells Parks - 1962
A biography of the famous frontiersman and Congressman, focusing on his childhood.
Thomas Edison: Young Inventor
Sue Guthridge - 1947
A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in sixty years, among them the electric light and the phonograph.
Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Ann Weil - 1983
Recreates the childhood of the woman traditionally remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776.
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Young Pioneer (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Beatrice Gormley - 2001
With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.
Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Katharine Elliot Wilkie - 1969
A biography, focusing on the childhood years, of the blind and deaf woman who overcame her handicaps with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan.
Tom Jefferson: Third President of the U.S.
Helen Albee Monsell - 1939
But what was he like as a child? In this narrative biography, you’ll learn all about the childhood of Thomas Jefferson—from his birth on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia (the third of ten children), to his study of languages from an early age, to his love of horseback riding and nature. Find out what Jefferson did for fun—and how his childhood and education led him to write the Declaration of Independence and lead a new nation as the third president of the United States.
Harry Houdini: Young Magician (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Kathryn Kilby Borland - 1991
Harry Houdini: Young Magician is the next great installment in the Childhood of Famous Americans series.Written by Kathryn Kilby Borland and using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of the young prestidigitator Harry Houdini.
Henry Ford: Young Man With Ideas (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Hazel B. Aird - 1959
These lively, inspiring, believable biographies sweep today's young readers right into history.
Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest
Guernsey Van Riper Jr. - 1949
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians.
Annie Oakley: Young Markswoman
Ellen Wilson - 1979
Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Wild West personality Annie Oakley.
Martha Washington: America's First First Lady (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Jean Brown Wagoner - 1947
Discover what Martha did for fun—and how her confidence and ability to host large social events prepared her to help her husband lead a new nation.
Harriet Tubman: Freedom's Trailblazer
Kathleen V. Kudlinski - 2002
As young as age twelve, she resisted the abuses of the white families she was forced to work for, defending a man who tried to escape from a violent slaveowner who struck her in the head hard enough to have lasting impacts on her health. After Harriet’s own escape from slavery, she returned multiple times as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad, leading many more people to freedom. This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Jean Lee Latham - 1955
Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn’t promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination to master sea navigation in the days when men sailed only by “log, lead, and lookout.” Nat’s long hours of study and observation, collected in his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the “Sailors’ Bible”), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.
Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Joanne Landers Henry - 1996
Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor is the next installment in the Childhood of Famous Americans series.The life story of Elizabeth Blackwell, one of the first woman doctors in the Unites States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women, is told in easy-to-read language.