A simple biography of the general who commanded the Southern Army during the Civil War.

A simple biography of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with disease.

Describes the life of the third American president, who was an accomplished statesman, author, and inventor.

Briely introduces the life of Benjamin Franklin, touching on his inventions and his contributions to the city of Philadelphia as well as to the newly formed United States of America.

An introduction to the life and work of Harriet Tubman, who helped free slaves through the Underground Railroad and continued helping freed slaves after the Civil War.

A brief biography of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American union leader who fought to get migrant farm workers better wages.

An introduction to the life of the thirty-second president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose three terms in office spanned the years of the Depression and the Second World War.

An introduction to the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American educator who fought poverty and discrimination, founded a college, and worked with Franklin Delano Roosevelt to improve opportunities for blacks.