Focuses on the childhood of the famous American sharpshooter.

Presents the boyhood of the well-known Boston silversmith and patriot of the Revolution, famous for his ride to warn the countryside of the approaching British.

A biography of the civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American Negroes win many battles for equal rights.

Focuses on Franklin D. Roosevelt's childhood years and summarizes his achievements as president.

The childhood of the woman who became wife of a president and a great humanitarian.

Bill Gates is known as the richest man in the world. But do you know what he was like as a child? From selling peanuts to memorizing entire encyclopedias, Bill used his brain. This playful story of his childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness--

This book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an Inuit girl while attending an Arctic residential school.

A creative nonfiction account of a young Emily Dickinson using scraps of paper and a pencil nub to write a poem, before she even knows her ABCs, and sharing it with her household and garden. Includes author's note about Dickinson's life and work.

A biography, emphasizing the early years, of the civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.