Give voice to pivotal personalities of the past and the events surrounding them with this history series! Along with biographical sketches of selected historical figures, each book also provides a time line to help students make connections between the lives of the featured Americans and the other events of their time periods. Excellent for use as full unit or as a supplement to the curriculum, each book supports No Child Left Behind and correlates with the standards set by the National Council for Social Studies as well as with National Standards for History. (Each book in this series must be purchased separately).

Work hard and never give up—two habits of many great creators and a fantastic lesson for students! Rich in historical fact, this book conveys that message and so much more via biographical sketches of people such as George Washington Carver and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Research questions are included for supplemental investigation. 128 pages