60 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet
From the Series Nonfiction -- Grades 4-8
Sixty remarkable Americans and their inspiring stories are included in this unique book.
Intended as a starting point for learning more about these important American heroes, each biography has a photo-illustrated double-page spread devoted to them. With an updated, modern design and Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe's contagious, enthusiastic writing style, this book is a great introduction to authentic American heroes. New heroes in this edition include Amanda Gorman, Dolly Parton, Fred Rogers, and Kamala Harris.
Revised by the original authors, the book includes up-to-date websites and book lists, as well as the most current biographical information available.
Individuals profiled include
Jane Addams
Susan B. Anthony
Clara Barton
Mary Mcleod Bethune
Elizabeth Blackwell
Rachel Carson
Jimmy Carter
George Washington Carver
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
Roberto Clemente
Walt Disney
Dorothea Dix
Frederick Douglass
Marian Wright Edelman
Thomas Alva Edison
Albert Einstein
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Anthony Fauci
Benjamin Franklin
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John Glenn
Amanda Gorman
Kamala Harris
John Herrington
Milton Hershey
Team Hoyt
Langston Hughes
Thomas Jefferson
Katherine Johnson
Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea
Abraham Lincoln
Yo-Yo Ma
George C. Marshall
John Muir
Barack Obama
Sandra Day O'connor
Jesse Owens
Rosa Parks
Dolly Parton
Walter Payton
I. M. Pei
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey
Fred Rogers
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Jonas Salk
Alexandra (Alex) Scott
Tecumseh
Harry S. Truman
Harriet Tubman
Madam C. J. Walker
George Washington
Elie Wiesel
Oprah Winfrey
Wilbur and Orville Wright
Louis Zamperini
Interest Level | Grade 6 - Grade 12 |
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Reading Level | Grade 6 |
Copyright | 2023 |
BISACS | JNF007020 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
Series | Nonfiction -- Grades 4-8 |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 144 |
Lexile | 930 |
ISBN | 9781728449302 |
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Title Format | Reinforced book |
Release Date | 2022-08-02 |
Author | Dennis Denenberg; Lorraine Roscoe |
Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Index, Informative sidebars, Table of contents |
Dewey | 920.073 |
Graphics | Full-color photographs |
Dimensions | 8.5 x 11 |