Product Review

This user-friendly book contains inspirational stories of 19 well-known individuals who used education to make better lives for themselves. The biographies trace the learning paths of the featured men and women and emphasize the educational accomplishments that made their later success possible. The stories also highlight the adversity these people faced, the obstacles they overcame, and the positive character traits they demonstrated. Interesting facts, anecdotes, and quotes are included so children understand that these individuals were at one time kids just like themselves.

* Ideal for bedtime or classroom read-alouds
* Engaging "riddle-format" keeps the identity of each individual a secret until the last sentence
* Great source of short Non-Fiction texts you can use to address Common Core standards
* Designed to inspire children 8-12 years of age to become more motivated, more determined, more purposeful learners
* Features a diverse, distinguished group of individuals, including Barack Obama, Susan B. Anthony, Oprah Winfrey, Thomas Edison, Sandra Cisneros, Sally Ride, Dr. Seuss, and Martin Luther King, Jr.