(4) K-3 Amazing Americans series. With minimal, easy-to-read texts, these biographies touch on a few key points in each notable American's career. Roosevelt focuses on his early life, so it's not obvious what made him an "amazing" president; the contributions of Barton and Carson are clearer, though greatly simplified. Stock photographs (some oddly colorized) are featured opposite the text on each spread. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Amazing Americans titles: Amazing Champion of the Earth Rachel Carson, Amazing Civil War Nurse Clara Barton, and Amazing President Theodore Roosevelt.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) K-3 Amazing Americans series. Henson's accomplishments as one of the first men--and the first African American--to reach the North Pole are the focus of this easy-to-read biography. Though Wade doesn't discuss discrimination in depth, she does touch on the subject ("Because Henson was African American, nobody talked about what he had done"). Stock photographs are featured opposite the text on each spread. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) K-3 Amazing Americans series. The easy-to-read text of this sketchy biography touches on a few important moments in the life of one of America's most decorated female athletes. Rudolph's Olympic accomplishments are noted, as well as her personal triumph in overcoming the effects of childhood polio. Photographs of Rudolph as a young girl and later as an Olympian appear opposite the text in most spreads. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) K-3 Amazing Americans series. With minimal, easy-to-read texts, these biographies touch on a few key points in each notable American's career. Roosevelt focuses on his early life, so it's not obvious what made him an "amazing" president; the contributions of Barton and Carson are clearer, though greatly simplified. Stock photographs (some oddly colorized) are featured opposite the text on each spread. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Amazing Americans titles: Amazing Champion of the Earth Rachel Carson, Amazing Civil War Nurse Clara Barton, and Amazing President Theodore Roosevelt.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) K-3 Amazing Americans series. With minimal, easy-to-read texts, these biographies touch on a few key points in each notable American's career. Roosevelt focuses on his early life, so it's not obvious what made him an "amazing" president; the contributions of Barton and Carson are clearer, though greatly simplified. Stock photographs (some oddly colorized) are featured opposite the text on each spread. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Amazing Americans titles: Amazing Champion of the Earth Rachel Carson, Amazing Civil War Nurse Clara Barton, and Amazing President Theodore Roosevelt.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) K-3 Amazing Americans series. Readers are introduced to the father of the Cherokee written language in this easy-to-read biography. Wade communicates the significance of Sequoya's development of a Cherokee alphabet; she only briefly mentions forcible relocation of the Cherokee to Oklahoma. Stock photographs and illustrations are featured opposite the text on each spread. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett