biography

Children's author Uchida, who grew up in California as a second-generation Japanese American, describes her childhood and her family's internment in a Nevada concentration camp during World War II.

Provides insight into the life, work, and thinking of Isaac Newton, known as the father of physics, and discusses his theory of gravity.

The life story of Ezekiel and his struggle to survive the injustices in South Africa.

Meet Pope Francis. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas. He's also the first Pope to replace a living one! Learn all about the Pontiff in this Level 1 reader, carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience.

Presents the life and ideas of the renowned nineteenth-century American author.

Continues his memoir "Boy." Recounts his experiences as a young man working in Africa for Shell Oil through his time as a pilot with the RAF.

The first private American citizen chosen to go on a space flight, Christa McAuliffe, lost her life when the Challenger exploded just after liftoff. Describes her special interest in the space program.