60 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

Description

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