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  • Benjamin Franklin: Young Printer

    Augusta Stevenson

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 31, 1986)
    One of the most popular series ever published for young American's, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies - easily read by children of eight and up - today's youngster is swept into history.
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  • Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker

    M.M. Eboch, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, Jan. 8, 2008)
    This inspiring story focuses on Jesse's childhood. Through hard work and courage, African-American runner Jesse Owens overcame racism, poverty and poor health. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, held in Germany under Hitler, proving that Blacks could compete at the highest level. Learn about Jesse's childhood as the son of sharecroppers in Alabama, his family's move to the north, his schooling and training, and his challenges at the Olympics in Germany. This book is part of Simon & Schuster's Childhood of Famous Americans series. Easy to read, and full of the spirit and adventure of the famous Americans who've made America what it is today, the Childhood of Famous Americans Series is a series of fictionalized biographies for children 8 & up.
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  • Walt Disney: Young Movie Maker

    Marie Hammontree, Fred Irvin

    Paperback (Aladdin, June 1, 1997)
    A biography concentrating on the boyhood of the cartoonist and film maker who created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
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  • Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner

    Jo Harper, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, Jan. 1, 2004)
    An inspiring story of the first American female athlete to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games shares her triumphs over childhood illnesses to become an outstanding basketball player in high school and continue on to compete in the Olympics. Original.
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  • Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider

    Edd Winfield Parks

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 30, 1989)
    Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • John Adams: Young Revolutionary

    Jan Adkins, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, June 1, 2002)
    Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person¹s development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today¹s reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects. These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and heroines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you. Happy Reading! The Editors
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  • George S. Patton: War Hero

    George E. Stanley, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 9, 2007)
    Focusing on his childhood years, profiles the famous war general who earned the nickname "Blood and Guts" during World War Two.
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  • Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman

    Aileen Wells Parks

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 31, 1986)
    A biography of the famous frontiersman and Congressman, focusing on his childhood.
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  • Babe Ruth: One of Baseball's Greatest

    Jr. Guernsey Van Riper

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 31, 1986)
    Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of baseball great Babe Ruth.
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  • Will Rogers,: Young cowboy

    Guernsey Van Riper

    Hardcover (Bobbs-Merrill, March 15, 1962)
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  • Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest

    Guernsey Van Riper Jr., Paul Laune

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 31, 1986)
    A biography focusing on the childhood of one of the greatest professional baseball players, who is remembered for playing 2,130 consecutive games in 14 seasons with the New York Yankees.
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  • Jackie Robinson: Young Sports Trailblazer

    Herb Dunn, Meryl Henderson

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 1, 1999)
    THE CHILDHOODS OF FAMOUS AMERICANS SERIES One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history. ABIGAIL ADAMS SUSAN B. ANTHONY NEIL ARMSTRONG CRISPUS ATTUCKS CLARA BARTON ELIZABETH BLACKWELL DANIEL BOONE BUFFALO BILL WILL CLARK ROBERTO CLEMENTE DAVY CROCKETT WALT DISNEY THOMAS A. EDISON ALBERT EINSTEIN HENRY FORD BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LOU GEHRIG HARRY HOUDINI LANGSTON HUGHES TOM JEFFERSON HELEN KELLER JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ROBERT E.LEE MERTWETHER LEWIS ABRAHAM LINCOLN MARY TODD LINCOLN THURGOOD MARSHALL JOHN MUIR ANNIE OAKLEY MOLLY PITCHER POCAHONTAS PAUL REVERE KNUTE ROCKNE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT TEDDY ROOSEVELT BETSY ROSS BABE RUTH SACAGAWEA SITTING BULL JIM THORPE MARK TWAIN GEORGE WASHINGTON MARTHA WASHINGTON WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT
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