inspiring athlete who was the first African American to play major-league baseball. Illustrations on each spread and accessible vocabulary bring Jackie Robinson to life.

John Chapman became known as Johnny Appleseed for planting apple trees on the American frontier as far west as Ohio.

Full-color illustrations on each page spread and lively text tell the inspiring story of this African-American leader. Includes coverage of Dr. King's birth, education, the early days of the civil rights movement, and his death in 1968.

Find out all about the first man to set foot on the moon! Accessible text and illustrations on each spread outline Armstrong’s early love of flight and his achievements in the space program. Ideal for early independent readers and report writers.

inspiring story of the Shoshoni Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark is aimed at children in grades 1-2 who are beginning to read independently.

Tiger Woods was a famous golfer before he was three years old! This book highlights Woods’s early years and development as a golf prodigy, stressing his hard work and resistance to prejudice.

Biography of the cartoonist and animator who gave the world Mickey Mouse and Disneyland. Illustrations on each spread and accessible vocabulary make this ideal for early independent readers. Useful for beginning reports.