Examines the life and career of soccer player Mia Hamm, a forward on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, and includes photographs, career statistics, and a glossary.
Chronicles the life of eighteenth-century African-American Benjamin Banneker, describing his work as an astronomer, mathematician, farmer, and surveyor.
Examines the life of Daniel Boone, discussing his childhood in Pennsylvania, his role in settling Kentucky, his marriage and family, and his lifelong love of hunting and exploring new places.
Examines the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, discussing his childhood in Boston, and looking at his work as a printer, publisher, writer, inventor, and diplomat.
Provides information about Molly Pitcher, a young wife during the Revolutionary War who followed her husband William into battle and took his place firing the cannon at British troops during the Battle of Monmouth after he collapsed from heat exhaustion.
Examines the life of Kit Carson, discussing his childhood in Kentucky, his move to New Mexico where he worked as a trapper, his experiences as a guide for explorer John Fremont, his work as an Indian agent, and his roles in the Mexican and Civil Wars.
Tells the life story of American hero Paul Revere, describing the work of a silversmith and explaining how significant the things he did in the American Revolution were.
