REFERENCE
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the president of Liberia in January, 2006. The first woman ever elected head of an African…
Read about Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American reformer and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
This biography details the life of So You Want to Be President author Judith St. George.
A brief biographical article about Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier.
Use a biography and extension activities to learn more about Guy Lombardo, a Canadian-American speed-boat racer,…
Read about Terry Fox, an inspirational Canadian whose battle with bone cancer prompted him to run over 3,000 miles…
Read about notable African-American inventors.
LESSON PLANS
Pupils will select a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island origin and complete a KWL chart as they explore and…
BOOK GUIDES
Connect language arts, social studies, and biology through an engaging history of cod fishery. This educator's guide to…
Learn about the British royal family by reading this biography of Prince Harry, the second son of Britain's Prince…
Handel is celebrated for his oratorio Messiah. Read this biography to learn more about the famous European composer.…
Enrich your study of Russian history with this biography about Lenin, the founder of Bolshevism.
