Books in First Biographies series

Text and pictures introduce the biography of Florence Nightingale, a famous nurse and reformist to make hospitals safe.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the nurse known as "The Lady with a Lamp" who helped change hospitals by making them cleaner.

A simple biography of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to travel in space.

How much do you know about Rosa Parks? Find out the facts you need to know about this activitist in the civil rights movement. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.

Presents the life of the fifteenth-century explorer and how he came to discover the New World.

Text and photographs introduce a biography of Marie Curie, who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium.

Profiles the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, beginning with their childhoods in the Midwest.

A biography of the Powhatan Indian woman who befriended the English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, and helped maintain peace between her tribe and the colonists.

A biography of Henry Ford, the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans.

Text and pictures introduce the biography of Theodore Roosevelt, discussing his personal life, education, and political career as the twenty-sixth president of the United States.

A simple biography of the man who was in charge of America's army during the Revolution and became the new nation's first president

Highlights the life and accomplishments of the man who warned Lexington, Kentucky, of the arriving British soldiers during the Revolutionary War.