Washoe County Library System

Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, and civil rights lawyer who became the forty-fourth president of the United States.

"Barack Obama is famous for his meteoric rise to the presidency of the most powerful country in the world--the United States. This is the story of how he realized his dreams--a story of success, resilience, and perseverance that enabled him to become one of the most admired leaders the world has ever seen"--

Long before he became the 16th president, Abe Lincoln started out as a frontier lawyer. He resorted to sticking letters and notes deep inside his hat so they stayed handy. Adapted from the Step into Reading leveled reader of the same name, author Martha Brenner has revised and enriched her original text to include more historical material and resources for those who want to explore this captivating figure further. Illustrator Brooke Smart's clever...

Recounts events in the life of George Washington which focus on his fondness for animals.

An introduction to the achievements of the third president also explores his lesser-known contributions as an architect, naturalist, diplomat and archaeologist while revealing his vegetarian diet and his founding of the Library of Congress.