"I loved that the book wasn't too factual and crowded with facts and names. Simple, heart-warming incidents are described over the course of a few pages. And what shall I say about the illustrations!...

James Smithson often felt left behind in a world where status was based on birth. He turned to science, a new subject where everyone was equal. His passion for science took him to Oxford, where he studied...

Learn how the Romanov dynasty, the longest ruling dynasty in Russian history, was started by sixteen-year-old Mikhail Romanov. After Tsar Ivan the Terrible died, Russia was unstable and needed a new tsar....

Martin Delany grew up in Charles Town, Virginia to a free mother and an enslaved father. Though he was free, Martin couldn't learn to read because it was against Virginia law. He and his family moved...

From the time Stephen Foster was young, he loved music. Though he didn't do well in school, he excelled at playing instruments and writing songs. His talent at music and songwriting allowed him to write...

This is a collection of stories told by members of the Taylor, Meadors, Mulhall, and Osborne families about their parents, grandparents, and adventures growing up.