Childhood of Famous Americans Series

I really like this series and so do my daughters.  Forgiveness, manners, love of learning, hard work, perseverance, and good attitude are all emphasized. This series contains great writing for this reading level, using just the right amount of varied vocabulary, description, and sentence structure, while still making the story very interesting for children.

Books in this series we recommend: Albert Einstein: Young Thinker, Arthur Ashe: Young Tennis Champion, Babe Ruth: One of Baseball’s Greatest, Benjamin Franklin: Young Printer, Betsy Ross: Designer of our Flag, Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross, Crazy Horse: Young War Chief, Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots, Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor, Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph, Jackie Robinson: Young Sports Trailblazer, Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker, Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion, John Adams: Young Revolutionary, John Muir: Young Naturalist, Langston Hughes: Young Black Poet, Laura Ingalls Wilder: Young Pioneer, Louisa May Alcott: Young Novelist, Margaret Bourke-White: Young Photographer, Martha Washington: America’s First First Lady, Molly Pitcher: Young Patriot, Sitting Bull: Dakota Boy, Thurgood Marshall: Young Justice, Thomas A. Edison: Young Inventor, Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner

Books in this series that did not make the list: Harry Houdini: Young Magician, Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President Of The United States, Mark Twain: Young Writer, Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier, Ronald Reagan: Young Leader

Books in this series that we have not yet reviewed: Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator, Abigail Adams: Girl Of Colonial Days, Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator, Andrew Jackson: Young Patriot, Buffalo Bill: Frontier Daredevil, Daniel Boone: Young Hunter And Tracker, Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman, Dr. Seuss: Young Author And Artist, Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter For Social Justice, Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion Of Freedom, George Washington: Young Leader, Harriet Tubman: Freedom’s Trailblazer, Henry Ford: Young Man With Ideas, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Friend Of The Arts, John F. Kennedy: America’s Youngest President, Knute Rockne: Young Athlete, Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man With A Dream, Meriwether Lewis: Boy Explorer, Ray Charles: Young Musician, Roberto Clemente: Young Ball Player, Robert E. Lee: Young Confederate, Sacagawea: American Pathfinder, Sojourner Truth: Voice Of Freedom, Susan B. Anthony: Champion Of Women’s Rights, Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider, Thomas Edison: Young Inventor, Tom Jefferson: Third President Of The United States, Walt Disney: Young Movie Maker, Wilbur And Orville Wright: Young Fliers, Will Clark, Boy Adventurer

(Reviewed by Jenny Phillips)