Rookie biographies

An introduction to the life of Thomas Alva Edison, whose many inventions included the phonograph and the light bulb.

Brief text chronicles the life of the Hall of Fame baseball player who, in 1947, became the first African American to play for a major league team.

Presents an introduction to the life of Florence Nightingale, the woman credited with revolutionizing hospital care and nursing in the nineteenth century.

Presents a biographical profile of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut, discussing the schooling and training she needed in order to fulfill her dream of being part of the space program.

An introduction to the life of the young seventeenth-century Indian woman who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

Presents a brief look at the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, famed author of the "Little House" books.

Presents a brief biography of John Chapman, the man who planted thousands of apple seeds in the early nineteenth century.

A brief introduction to the life of the man who invented the telephone.

A biography of Steve Jobs, the innovative force behind Apple Computers.

Presents a brief biography of Betsy Ross, the woman who allegedly stitched the fist American flag together in the 1770s, and includes information oh her youth, her marriage, and career as a seamstress.