VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison: Brave Rocketeer

What's a Germ, Joseph Lister?

Alexander Hamilton

When Neil Armstrong Built a Wind Tunnel (Leaders Doing Headstands)

Jennifer Lawrence

Judy Blume

Postcards from Space: The Chris Hadfield Story

Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present

Rookie Biographies

Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel to space.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Mae Jemison was a bright child who was always fascinated by science. The top student and gifted dancer ignored naysayers and worked hard to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor and an astronaut.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison: Brave Rocketeer

Jennifer Bricking, Heather Alexander, 2021

What's a Germ, Joseph Lister?

Daniel Duncan, Lori Alexander, 2023

Alexander Hamilton

Libby Romero, 2018

When Neil Armstrong Built a Wind Tunnel (Leaders Doing Headstands)

Mark Weakland, 2017

Jennifer Lawrence

Marie Morreale, 2015

Judy Blume

Chris Bowman, 2015

Postcards from Space: The Chris Hadfield Story

Heather Down, 2013

Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present

Andrea Pippins, Jamia Wilson, 2023