This Biography tells the story of Amelia Earhart and her miraculous journey across the Atlantic as the first woman to fly solo

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”

This biography tells the story of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It covers her adventurous spirit, love of aviation, and her mysterious disappearance while attempting to fly around the world.

This is a biography to tell the story of Thomas Edison who is one of the most accredited and respected engineers in all of history

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

This biography introduces Thomas Edison, one of the most famous inventors in history, known for his creation of the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and many other inventions. It shows his perseverance and creativity in the face of challenges and failures.

This is a great book to introduce science concepts integrated with english instruction for young children

“It is not always the obvious thing that is the most interesting. You must look carefully, and you must think.”

This book is a biography of Maria Merian, a 17th-century naturalist who made important discoveries about the life cycles of insects. The story showcases her groundbreaking work and her ability to observe and document the natural world.

This biography introduces young readers to the concepts if social justice using child-centered language

“Sometimes you have to take the first step, even when you don‘t know where it will lead.”

This biography tells the true story of a young girl named Sarah Roberts, whose lawsuit in the 1840s challenged school segregation in Massachusetts, paving the way for future civil rights movements.

This biography tells the story of the most influential baseball player of all time who broke the color barrier

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”

This biography tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball. The book emphasizes his bravery, character, and the struggles he overcame to break the color barrier in sports.

This book covers childhood and achievements through Albert Einsteins life and career as a scientist

“The most important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

This biography tells about the life of Albert Einstein, one of the most famous scientists in history, who came up with theories that revolutionized the world of physics.

This book introduces young readers to the inspiring figure Harriet Tubman and makes it so they can learn about her easily

“I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.”

This biography introduces Harriet Tubman, a former slave who escaped to freedom and then risked her life to lead others to safety on the Underground Railroad.

This story is inspiring and uses good language to show children that anything is possible if you try

“When the wind blows, it can bring a new day, a new life. It can bring a brighter future.”

This biography tells the story of William Kamkwamba, a young boy from Malawi who used scrap materials and his own ingenuity to build a windmill that brought electricity to his village. It‘s a powerful story of perseverance, innovation, and hope.

This biography introduces readers to Rosa Parks, whose brave act of refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement. It details her life and the ripple effect of her actions in the fight for equality.

This is a book about the importance of Rosa Parks and uses child-centered language when describing her accomplishments to make the story more accessible

“I would like to remembered as s person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.”

Biography about one of the most important times in American history for the integration of schools

“Don‘t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail.”

This biography tells the true story of Ruby Bridges, the first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960. It shows several times in her life in which she faces struggles when integrating public school

This is a wonderful story about the whimsical fun that you could go on if you let yourself have a little bit of imagination

“We look! We saw! We saw him! We saw him! We saw that Cat in the Hat!”

This book has many aspects of poetry. It follows a goofy and fun character the cat in the hat who visits two children on a rainy day with his companions thing 1 and thing 2 in which they went on an adventure together

Cute and funny story to show how kids exaggerate and how parents can tell

“I cannot go to school today, said little Peggy Ann McKay, i have the measles and the mumps, a gash, a rash, and purple bumps.”

This poem tells a funy tale of a child claiming to be sick and cannot go to school. The child lists a funny list of symptoms as reasons of not going to school

Wonderful poem about the importance of showing your true emotions even if it seems hard on the surface

“Under my coat, I wear a madk. If you ask me how I feel, I‘ll say: “I‘m fine, thank you, how about you?””

In this poem, the narrator talks about how the put in a mask to hide their true feelings. This poem offers perspective into the idea of identity and belief in oneself at an early age

This poem helps children understand the true power of dreaming big and following their imagination

“If I were king of the world, I‘d do this, and I‘d do that. I‘d turn the clouds into candy, and ride on a giant bat.”

This poem puts the reader in the mind of a narrator that wonders what life would be like as ling. The narrator shows the kid king as making the world whimsical and fun and gives grace to the reader to imagine

Great story to teach children about the power of their inner conscious

“There is a voice inside of you that whispers all day long, I feel that this is right for me, I know that this is wrong.”

This poem is about a narrator who listens to the voice inside their head and decides to follow it. This poem teaches the great lesson that kids should listen to their inner voice and trust their instincts

Great posthumous collection of all of Silversteins best moments over his life and career

“If I had a hundred dollars, I‘d give it to you, to spend it on a great big bag of ice cream and an elephant too. “

This is a posthumous collection of Shel Silverstein‘s poems which mixes all of his funny moments along with meaningful and serious poems.

Shel Silverstein does a wonderful job of writing to teach children lessons while letting them have more fun reading

“The dragons flew by and snorted smoke, and i saw the fire burn the boat.”