Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel to space. Mae Jemison was a bright child who was always fascinated by science. A top student and gifted dancer ignored naysayers and worked hard to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor and an astronaut.

Easy-to-read, large-type text, illustrations, and photographs make this series the perfect...

Misty Copeland is one of the most famous dancers in the world. But before she was dancing for...

Readers are introduced to Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut.

This emergent-reader...

The perfect combination of simple text and vivid illustrations and photos, Scholastic First...

A biography of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist...

The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most. National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy of our 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and his historic decision to abolish slavery. Readers will also learn why this decision impacted the United States, as well as the extent of Lincoln's impact as a fearless leader of the Civil War.

Lilly Ann Granderson, who was enslaved, secretly learned to read and write as a child and passed on...

As a child, Ansel Adams just couldn't sit still. He felt trapped indoors and never walked anywhere-...

Brief text and pictures present the life of a man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted...

This is the story of snowflake photographer Wilson Bentley’s childhood. He was a self-sufficient...

Eleanor Roosevelt started out as a quiet, shy girl, but she grew up to become someone who cared deeply about people everywhere. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1904, and later became America’s First Lady when he was president from 1932 to 1945.

This picture-book biography recounts the boyhood of a real Lakota Sioux named Slow, who grew up in...

A traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a...

On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis first fell in love...

Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can...

Math in the morning, math in the afternoon, math at night—Paul loved math! He thought about it all...

A boy in a drought-ravaged village in Africa wonders how things work. Teaching himself English from old science books, he builds a windmill for his village. A true story of perseverance, patience, and innovation.