The Most Magnificent Thing
A regular girl and her best friend set out to create a magnificent thing. But things don't seem to work quite right. She has to overcome her anger to try again.
Violet the Pilot
Violet lives next to the junkyard and is always building things. The day she builds a flying machine changes everything. Violet can't wait to enter her creation in the air show, but instead rescues drowning boy scouts.
Listen Up! Alexander Graham Bell's Talking Machine
Listen Up! gives an easy to understand explanation of how Bell created the first telephone. It also talks about other inventions at the World Fair where the telephone was debuted (ketchup, root beer, calculators).
Amelia Earhart
This book gives a brief overview of Amelia Earhart's life, beginning with her birth in Atchinson, Kansas and ending with her last flight. It gives readers a glimpse at the obstacles she overcame to pursue her passion.
On a Beam of Light
This book gives an overview of Albert Einstein's life and explains his work in a way that makes it easier for younger students to understand. It also challenges readers to think about those things Albert hadn't figured out yet.
When I Grow Up Sonia Sotomayor
This biography details the life of Sonia Sotomayor and the adversities she overcame to become a lawyer, and then a judge. It talks about the times she felt she didn't fit in, and how she worked hard to pursue her dream.
