A Robbie reader

A brief biography of American actors Drake Bell and Josh Peck that profiles their childhoods and successful careers.

Examines the life of Thomas Edison, focusing on his career as an inventor and founder of the General Electric Company.

Presents a children's biography of Robert Goddard and his dream to build a rocket that would travel into space and chronicles his early attempts and experiments with liquid oxygen.

A biography of the persistent inventor whose interest in electricity led him to develop an electronic television system in the 1920s.

Presents a short biography of Henry Ford, the creator of the factory assembly line in the early 1900s and chronicles his family and childhood, his work as an apprentice and invention of the quadricycle and creation of the Ford Motor Company and the Model T automobile.

Presents a brief biography of Albert Einstein, discussing his youth in Germany, his apparently slow development and bad temper, his poor showing in school, his work in the field of physics, his move to the U.S., and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Tells the life story of American children's author Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, describing his childhood in Massachusetts, his marriage, and his writing career.

Presents the history of Harley-Davidson corporation, from its beginnings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the early 1900s, through its changes as a leading motorcycle manufacturer.

Explains the culture and history of Japan as a third-grade class prepares for their new classmate. Includes side-bars and photographs as well as a recipe and a craft activity.

Chronicles the life of football player Tiki Barber, discussing his childhood in Virginia, career highlights, family life, and charity work.