Take a journey with Great Life Stories and meeet some of them. Marie Curie was a groundbreaking scientist who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize

Profiles eight scientists whose work shaped the development of ecology as a field of study, including Alexander von Humboldt, E. Lucy Braun, Aldo Leopold, and Sherry Rowland

A selection of letters written to United States presidents by young people is accompanied by information providing historical context for the writers’ concerns and ideas

Who were the first ladies? They were athletic and no-nonsense, like Bess Truman; like Jacqueline Kennedy; they were pioneer women, like Anna Harrison.These are the funny, romantic, shocking and sometimes tragedic stories of the women who helped to shape the face of a nation

An account of African-American life in the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War, based on first-person narratives, contemporary documents, and other historical sources

In this book, the AFRO-BETS Kids introduce fortynine black men and women who are heroes of their time. They are scientists, writers, athletes, and sinders. There is an arctic explorer named Matthew Henson and an Affrican warrior named Shaka Zulu, along with Jesse Jackson, Harriet Tubman, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Check out these quick and easy bios of all the U.S. presidents - from George Washington to George W.Bush! In MR.PRESIDENT, you will find answers to these questions - and many more!

Tells the incredible stories of thirty-three real girls, past and present, from all around the world, who achieved amazing feats and changed history before reaching their twenties

The symbols of America tell part of out country

Presents biographical sketches of women who have been influential in the world’s political arenas throughout history