Martin Luther College

Series

Pub. Date

1996

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Focuses on Franklin's creative ideas and inventions while also referring to his accomplishments as a writer, publisher, government official, and patriot.

2) The Wright brothers

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Sketches the lives of the two men responsible for the first flight of a machine powered aircraft on December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

3) Alexander Graham Bell

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Sketches the life of the man who at the age of twenty-nine was responsible for the invention of the telephone.

4) George Eastman

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Sketches the life from poverty to riches of the inventor of the Kodak camera which made it possible for the ordinary person to take pictures.

5) Henry Ford

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Sketches the life of the inventor and businessman who with hard work and an innovative mind changed the car industry in ways that will never be duplicated.

6) Thomas Edison

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1997

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Sketches the life of the "Wizard of Menlo Park, " the man who patented more than one thousand inventions, the most important of which was the electric light bulb.

7) George Washington

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1998

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

A simple biography of the nation's first president, who came to be known as the "Father of Our Country."

8) Ronald Reagan

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1998

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the fortieth president of the United States, including his childhood, education, employment, and political career.

9) Andrew Jackson

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the childhood, political career, and other activities of the seventh president of the United States, the first president to come from a poor family.

10) Calvin Coolidge

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the personal life and political career of the man who became the thirtieth president of the United States in 1923 upon the death of President Harding.

11) Chester Arthur

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the personal life and brief political career of the lawyer who became the twenty-first president of the United States in 1881.

12) Dwight D. Eisenhower

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the World War II general who became the thirty-fourth president of the United States in 1952.

13) George Bush

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Surveys the childhood, education, military career, and political life of the forty-first president of the United States.

14) Harry S. Truman

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the senator from Missouri who became the thirty-third president of the United States in 1945.

15) James Madison

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

16) James Monroe

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the early life, career, family, and contributions of the fifth president of the United States.

17) Jimmy Carter

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations ; 21.

Language

English

Description

A simple biography of the thirty-ninth president of the United States, who was recognized for his work toward a Middle East peace treaty.

18) John Adams

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

A simple biography of the second president of the United States, from his childhood and education in Massachusetts to his marriage to Abigail Smith and his role in the country's early history.

19) John Quincy Adams

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the man who served as foreign minister, senator, and sixth president of the United States.

20) Millard Fillmore

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description