Inspire Students with Biographies of Notable Lives from History
Book Information Meet unforgettable people and animals in the What a Character! Notable Lives from History series as you enjoy 10 real stories within each book! Extraordinary Animal Heroes includes: Balto — The Dog Who Saved Nome; Wojtek, the Bear Who Went to War; and Sergeant Reckless, the Horse Who Carried Ammo and the Wounded.
I nventors & Scientists includes: Thomas Edison — Just the Strange Boy the World Needed; George Washington Carver — God’s Plant Doctor; and The Wright Brothers — Masters of Flight.
America’s Famous Spies includes: James Armistead Lafayette — Double Spy; Belle Boyd — Teen-aged Spy; and The Navajo Code Talkers. America’s War Heroes includes: Ethan Allen and His Green Mountain Boys; Stephen Decatur and the Pirates; and Desmond Doss — The Unarmed Hero. Heroes of the War for Independence includes: John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg — The Fighting Parson; Emily Geiger — A Dangerous Ride; and Marquis de Lafayette — America’s Friend. Famous Women in Histor y includes: Florence Nightingale — The Lady with the Lamp; Kate Shelley — The Girl Who Saved a Train; and Helen Keller — The Overcomer. Famous Pioneers & Frontiersmen includes: Daniel Boone — Blazing the Wilderness Trail; Elizabeth Zane — Frontier Girl Who Saved Fort Henry; and Kit Carson — American Trapper. Amazing American Presidents includes: George Washington — The Man Bullets Could Not Kill; Abraham Lincoln — Preserver of the Union; and Dwight D. Eisenhower — The Praying Supreme Commander.
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Selling Points This series employs the power of story to share the biographies of remarkable animals and people.
Students will learn important and inspiring character traits from these remarkable heroes.
MARILYN BOYER is the descendant of a Revolutionary War soldier and a daughter of a World War II veteran. She is the mother and home educator of fourteen sons and daughters. Marilyn’s family was among the pioneers of the modern home education movement in the early 1980’s.
Families will enjoy the flexibility of the individual books which can be used as a curriculum supplement, reading supplement, or family read-a- loud
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