Discovery biographies are historical adventures written for little learners at the mid-elementary level. The cover copy on one book states "Discovery Books have been tested by the Spache Readability Formula and edited so they can be read by children in grades 2-4". We found our later elementary learners also enjoy these books due to the engaging content and find much satisfaction in finishing a book in one day.
The books--we especially like the hardcovers--offer full page, three-color illustrations with larger font size. Garrard states "all facts are authentic for they have been carefully checked by leading sources for historical accuracy". This series has definitely opened another reading level of living books for us!
We have not read all the titles, choosing to save some titles for later learning. Also, note the varied covers. Nice to have visuals when shopping a used bookstore or garage sale.
Presidents
Title
|
Author
|
Ulysses S. Grant: Horseman and Fighter
|
Colonel Red Reeder
|
Abraham Lincoln: For the People
|
Anne Colver and Polly Anne Graff
|
Andrew Jackson: Pioneer and President
|
John Parlin
|
Thomas Jefferson: Author of Independence
|
Anne Colver and Polly Anne Graff
|
John F. Kennedy: New Frontiersman
|
Charles P. Graves
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four Times President
|
Wyatt Blassingame
|
Theodore Roosevelt: Man of Action
|
James C. Beach
|
Harry S. Truman: People's President
|
David Collins
|
George Washington: Father of Freedom
|
Steward Graff
|
First Ladies
Title
|
Author
|
Abigail Adams: Dear Partner
|
Helen Stone Peterson
|
Mary Todd Lincoln: President's Wife
|
LaVere
Anderson
|
Dolly Madison: Famous First Lady
|
Mary Richmond Davidson
|
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the
World
|
Charles
P. Graves
|
Martha Washington: First Lady of the
Land
|
LaVere Anderson
|
Explorers, Navigators, Aviators, Adventurers
Title
|
Author
|
Amelia Earhart: Pioneer in the Sky
|
John Parlin
|
Henry Hudson: Captain of the Ice Bound
Seas
|
Carl
Carmer
|
Charles Lindbergh: Hero Pilot
|
David R. Collins
|
Men and Women of the Frontier
Title
|
Author
|
Buffalo Bill: Wild West Showman
|
Mary
Richardson Davidson
|
Daniel Boone: Taming the Wilds
|
Katherine
E. Wilkie
|
George Rogers Clark: Frontier Fighter
|
Adele
deLeeuw
|
Davy Crockett: Hero of the Wild
Frontier
|
Elizabeth
Robards Mosely
|
Annie Oakley: The Shooting Star
|
Charles P. Graves
|
Jeb Smith: Trailblazer and Trapper
|
Frank
Brown Latham
|
Inventors, Scientists, Medical Pioneers
Title
|
Author
|
Clara Barton: Soldier of Mercy
|
Mary
Catherine Rose
|
Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneer Woman
Doctor
|
Jean
Lee Latham
|
Alexander Graham Bell: Man of Sound
|
Elizabeth
Rider Montgomery
|
George Washington Carver: Negro
Scientist
|
Samuel
and Beryl Epstein
|
Dorothea L. Dix: Hospital Founder
|
Mary
Malone
|
Benjamin Franklin: Man of Ideas
|
Charles
P. Graves
|
George W. Goethals: Panama Canal
Engineer
|
Jean
Lee Lathm
|
Florence Nightingale: War Nurse
|
Anne
Colver and Polly Anne Graff
|
Eli Whitney: Great Inventor
|
Jean
Lee Latham
|
Statesmen, Political Figures, Revolutionaries, War Heroes
Title
|
Author
|
Jane Addams: Pioneer of the Hull House
|
Helen
Stone Peterson
|
Henry Clay: Leader in Congress
|
Helen
Stone Peterson
|
Fredrick Douglass: Freedom Fighter
|
Lillie
Patterson
|
David Glasgow Farragut: Our First
Admiral
|
Jean
Lee Latham
|
Francis Marion: Swamp Fox of the
Carolinas
|
Elizabeth
and Carl Carmer
|
Booker T. Washington: Leader of His
People
|
Lillie
Patterson
|
Authors, Artists, Entrepreneurs
Title
|
Author
|
Helen Keller: Toward the Light
|
Stewart
and Polly Anne Graff
|
Francis Scott Key: Poet and Patriot
|
Lillie
Patterson
|
Ernest Thompson Seton: Scout and
Naturalist
|
Wyatt
Blassingame
|
Booker T. Washington: Leader of His
People
|
Lillie
Patterson
|
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