Description: This is a full biography on home run king Hank Aaron.

Description: This is a complete biography of Ansel Adams. It contains images and a video.

Description: This is a short biography on first lady Abigail Adams

Description: This is a complete biography about John Adams.

Description: This is a full biography on John Quincy Adams. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Samuel Adams.

Description: This is a detailed biography about the life of Muhammad Ali.

Description: This is a full biography on Ethan Allen.

Description: This is a full biography on Marie Antoinette

Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Archimedes. It is part of our math pioneers series.

Description: This is a full biography on Chester A. Arthur. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a complete biography of Crispus Attucks, the first person killed in the American Revolution

Description: This is a complete biography on Texas hero Stephen F. Austin

Description: This is a complete biography on Benjamin Banneker.

Description: This is a detailed biography of John James Audubon

Description: This is a complete biography about Benedict Arnold

Description: This is a short biography on John James Audubon for younger readers.

Description: This is a complete biography of Clara Barton.

Description: This is a complete biography of Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Description: This is a full biography on the inventor of the telephone - Alexander Graham Bell

Description: This article tells about the life of Joe Biden.

Description: This is a full biography on Edward Teach, AKA Blackbeard

Description: This is a short biography on Elizabeth Blackwell for younger grades.

Description: This articles describes the life and times of 5'3" Muggsy Bogues. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Description: This articles describes the life and times of 7'7" Manute Bol. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Description: This biography is on the female pirate Anne Bonny.

Description: This is a complete Daniel Boone biography.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate spy Belle Boyd

Description: This is a biography on Civil War photographer Matthew Brady.

Description: This is a full biography on Patriots legend Tom Brady.

Description: This is a biography for kids on basketball legend Koby Bryant.

Description: This is a complete biography on baseball star George Brett.

Description: This is a complete biography on Ruby Bridges.

Description: This is a full biography on George H.W. Bush. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on George W. Bush. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography of Italian explorer John Cabot.

Description: This is a complete biography on Calamity Jane. It comes with text controls, narration, vocabulary highlighting, scavenger hunts, and in printable form.

Description: This is a complete biography on baseball star Rod Carew.

Description: This is a full biography of French explorer Jacques Cartier.

Description: This is a complete biography on George Washington Carver

Description: This page describes the life and times of Rachel Carson. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a full biography on Jimmy Carter. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a complete biography of 19th century painter Mary Cassat.

Description: This is a full biography on artists Marc Chagall. It comes with readspeaker technology that allows for the narration and highlighting of text.

Description: This article describes Kate Chase and her influence on Civil War-era Washington, D.C.

Description: This is a biography on Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase

Description: This is a detailed biography on William Clark - Lewis and Clark

Description: This page describes the life and times of Beverly Cleary. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a biography of Pittsburgh Pirate great, Roberto Clemente

Description: This detailed biography is about the enigmatic Ty Cobb

Description: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and is credited with opening the Americas to European exploration in 1492. Although he believed he had reached Asia, he actually landed in the Caribbean, beginning centuries of contact and colonization.

Description: This is a full biography of English explorer James Cook.

Description: This is a full biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador Francisco Coronado.

Description: This is a full biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernan Cortes. It comes with text controls, narration, vocabulary highlighting, scavenger hunts, discussion questions, and in printable form.

Description: This is a full biography with images on Revolutionary-era painter John Singleton Copley.

Description: This is a complete biography on Crazy Horse. It comes with text controls, narration, vocabulary highlighting, scavenger hunts, and in printable form.

Description: This is a complete biography on Marie Curie.

Description: This is a full biography on Stephen Curry

Description: This is a full biography of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It comes with text controls, narration, vocabulary highlighting, scavenger hunts, and in printable form.

Description: This is a full biography of Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano.

Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Leonardo da Vinci. It is part of our math pioneers series.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Description: This is a full biography of Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

Description: This is a full biography of French explorer Samuel de Champlain.

Description: This is a full biography on Bill Clinton. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto.

Description: This is a full biography of Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Emily Dickinson. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a complete biography on "Joltin' Joe."

Description: This is a complete biography of Dorothea Dix.

Description: This is a complete biography on the notorious British pirate Sir Francis Drake.

Description: This article tells about the life of Four-star General Ann Dunwoody.

Description: This is a full biography on Kevin Durant

Description: This is a full biography on Amelia Earhart.

Description: This is a short biography on Amelia Earhart.

Description: This is a full biography of Thomas Edison.

Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Albert Einstein. It is part of our math pioneers series.

Description: This is a full biography on Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This page describes the life and times of philosopher and lecturer Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Eratosthenes. It is part of our math pioneers series.

Description: This is a biography on Admiral David Farragut

Description: This is a full biography.

Description: This is a full biography on Gerald R. Ford. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Benjamin Franklin

Description: This is a short biography on Benjamin Franklin for younger grades.

Description: This is a complete biography on poet Robert Frost.

Description: This is a complete biography on Galileo

Description: This is a full biography on James A. Garfield. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a biography of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

Description: This is a complete biography on baseball legend Lou Gehrig.

Description: Geronimo was a leader and warrior of the Chiricahua Apache who fought against Mexican and American forces in the late 1800s. He became famous for his skill in leading raids and resisting efforts to force his people onto reservations. In 1886, he surrendered to the U.S. Army and spent the rest of his life as a prisoner of war.

Description: This is a complete biography on Jane Goodall.

Description: This is a full biography on Ulysses S. Grant. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Nathanael Greene.

Description: This is a full biography on Ken Griffey Jr.

Description: This is a full biography on Nathan Hale.

Description: This is a full biography on John Hancock.

Description: This is a full biography on Benjamin Harrison. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a complete biography of Franz Joseph Haydn.

Description: This is a full biography on Rutherford B. Hayes. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Ernest Hemingway. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a complete biography on Henry VIII

Description: This is a full biography on Patrick Henry.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate General A.P. Hill

Description: This is a complete biography of Winslow Homer.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate General John Bell Hood.

Description: This is a short biography on Connecticut founder Thomas Hooker.

Description: This is a full biography on Herbert Hoover. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a complete biography on Texas hero Sam Houston.

Description: This is a full biography on Elias Howe - inventor of the sewing machine.

Description: This is a complete biography on Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of seventh president Andrew Jackson.

Description: This is a full biography of America's seventh president.

Description: This is a full biography on John Jay.

Description: This is a biography on Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson.

Description: This is a detailed biography about Thomas Jefferson

Description: This is a biography about Martha Skelton Jefferson - first lady of Thomas Jefferson.

Description: This is a complete biography of the French hero Joan of Arc.

Description: This is a full biography on Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs.

Description: President 17 - This is a full biography on Andrew Johnson. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate General Joseph Johnston.

Description: This is a full biography one of the most famous athletes of all-time - Michael Jordan.

Description: This article describes one of the bizarre events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln - the Laura Keene episode. Laura Keene, an actress, insisted on cradling the head of the dying president before he died and her request was GRANTED. Learn all about Ms. Keene by reading this article.

Description: This is a full biography on John F. Kennedy. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on the author of America's national anthem - Francis Scott Key

Description: This is a short biography on King George III

Description: This is a detailed biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Description: This is a full biography on Henry Knox.

Description: This is a complete biography on Sandy Koufax

Description: This is a short biography on American spy James Armistead Lafayette.

Description: This is a full biography on Marquis de Lafayette.

Description: This is a biography about the famous New Orleans-based pirate, Jean Lafitte.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Description: This is a detailed biography about Meriwether Lewis.

Description: This biography describes the entire life of Abraham Lincoln in seven easy-to-read, captivating pages!

Description: This is a full biography of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

Description: This is a short biography on British philosopher John Locke.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate General James Longstreet

Description: This is a short biography on Lord Baltimore.

Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Ada Lovelace. It is part of our math pioneers series.

Description: This is a biography about America's fourth president - James Madison. Madison guided the nation through the War of 1812.

Description: This is a biography about First Lady Dolley Madison, wife to James Madison.

Description: Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the world in the early 1500s. Sailing for Spain, he sought a western route to the Spice Islands and discovered the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America. Although he was killed in the Philippines in 1521, his expedition continued and completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Description: This is a biography on Mickey Mantle.

Description: This is a full biography of Thurgood Marshall.

Description: This is a full biography on George Mason.

Description: This is a full biography on Puritan minister Cotton Mather.

Description: This is a biography of the "Say Hey Kid," Willie Mays

Description: This is a complete biography on Pittsburgh Pirates star Bill Mazeroski.

Description: This is a biography on Union General George McClellan

Description: This is a full biography on William McKinley. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a complete biography of Michelangelo.

Description: This is a full biography on James Monroe. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a complete Elizabeth Monroe biography.

Description: This is a full biography on Joe Montana.

Description: This is a full biography on Daniel Morgan

Description: This is a complete biography about Sir Henry Morgan

Description: This is a full biography on Robert Morris.

Description: This is a complete biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Description: This is a biography on Samuel Mudd - the doctor that set the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth during his escape through Maryland.

Description: This is a complete biography on John Muir.

Description: This is a full biography on Elon Musk.

Description: This articles describes the life of Dr. Naismith and the invention of basketball. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Description: This is a short biography on Christopher Newport.

Description: This is a complete biography on the great astronomer and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton.

Description: This is a complete biography on Florence Nightingale

Description: This is a full biography on Richard Nixon. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Barack Obama. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a complete biography of Georgia O' Keeffe

Description: This is a full biography on Shaquille O' Neal

Description: This is a short biography on Georgia founder James Oglethorpe.

Description: This is a complete biography on Osceola.

Description: This is a full biography on Thomas Paine.

Description: This is a full biography of Rosa Parks

Description: This is a full biography on Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton.

Description: This is a short biography on Pennsylvania founder William Penn.

Description: Elizabeth Peratrovich was an Alaska Native civil rights leader who fought to end discrimination against Indigenous people in Alaska. In 1945, she gave a powerful speech that helped persuade lawmakers to pass the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, one of the first civil rights laws in the United States. Her courage and leadership made her an important figure in the fight for equality.

Description: This is a complete biography about Pablo Picasso.

Description: This is a full biography on Molly Pitcher.

Description: This is a full biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador Francisco Pizarro.

Description: This is a biography about the Powhatan princess Pocahontas

Description: This is a full biography on Franklin Pierce. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on James K. Polk. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Sarah Childress Polk, first lady of 11th president James K. Polk.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This article tells about the life of Colin Powell.

Description: This is a full biography of Portuguese explorer Prince Henry.

Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Pythagoras. It is part of our math pioneers series.

Description: This is a full biography on Calico Jack Rackham

Description: Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer, writer, and soldier during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He helped organize English expeditions to North America and supported the attempt to establish the Roanoke Colony. Later, he fell out of favor with the king, was imprisoned in the Tower of London, and was eventually executed in 1618.

Description: This is a full biography on Ronald Reagan. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a complete biography on Red Cloud.

Description: This is a full biography with pictures of famed painter and sculptor Frederic Remington

Description: This is a complete biography on Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.

Description: This is a full biography of Jackie Robinson

Description: This is a short biography on Jackie Robinson designed for younger students.

Description: This is a full biography on John Rolfe.

Description: This is a biography of Edith Carow Roosevelt.

Description: This is a full biography on Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Theodore Roosevelt. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Betsy Ross.

Description: This is a complete biography on Nellie Tayloe Ross, America's first woman governor (Wyoming).

Description: This is a full biography on Dr. Benjamin Rush

Description: This is a biography on the "Sultan of Swat," Babe Ruth

Description: This is a biography about Sacagawea.

Description: This is a complete biography on Sequoyah.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Theodore Geisel, AKA Dr. Seuss. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a biography on Secretary of State William H. Seward

Description: This is a complete biography on William Shakespeare.

Description: This is a full biography on Roger Sherman.

Description: This is a biography on Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Description: This is a full biography of French explorer Robert Sieur de la Salle

Description: This page describes the life and times of Shel Silverstein. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a complete biography on Sitting Bull.

Description: This is a complete biography on John Smith of Jamestown

Description: This is a complete biography on Squanto.

Description: This is a biography on War Secretary Edwin M. Stanton.

Description: This is a complete biography on Pittsburgh Pirates star Willie Stargell.

Description: This is a biography on Confederate Cavalry Commander Jeb Stuart.

Description: This is a detailed biography about Ichiro Suzuki

Description: This is a full biography on Anne Sullivan - teacher of Helen Keller.

Description: This is a full biography on William Howard Taft. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Zachary Taylor. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This section contains detailed information about Tecusmeh's War.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Henry David Thoreau. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a full biography on Harry S. Truman. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on 45th President Donald Trump.

Description: This is a complete biography on Sojourner Truth.

Description: This is a complete biography of Harriet Tubman.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Samuel L. Clemens, AKA Mark Twain. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a full biography on John Tyler. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography on Martin Van Buren. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: George Vancouver was an 18th-century British explorer best known for mapping the Pacific Northwest coastline of North America with remarkable accuracy. His detailed surveys of present-day Washington State, British Columbia, and Alaska helped establish important trade routes and expanded European knowledge of the region’s geography. The city of Vancouver in Canada and Vancouver, Washington, are named in his honor, recognizing his lasting impact on exploration and maritime history.

Description: This is a complete biography of Vincent Van Gogh.

Description: This is a full biography on Baron Von Steuben

Description: Sam Walton was an American businessman who founded Walmart and helped change the retail industry. In 1962, he opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas, focusing on low prices and friendly customer service. His ideas helped Walmart grow into one of the largest companies in the world.

Description: This is a complete biography of Andy Warhol.

Description: This is a full biography on Dr. Joseph Warren

Description: This is a full biography on Booker T. Washington

Description: This is a biography about George Washington

Description: This is a biography of America's First Lady: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington.

Description: This page describes the life and times of Walt Whitman. It is part of our authors series.

Description: This is a full biography of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney.

Description: This is a full biography on Revolutionary poet Phillis Wheatley

Description: This is a full biography on artists James Whistler. It comes with readspeaker technology that allows for the narration and highlighting of text.

Description: This is a complete biography on William the Conqueror

Description: This is a full biography on Serena Williams.

Description: This is a short biography on Providence founder Roger Williams.

Description: This section provides comprehensive biographies and navigation on 27 of America's patriots including the standard Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin. It also includes lesser known patriots such as Samuel Adams, John Hancock, John Jay, Ethan Allen, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, George Mason, Abigail Adams, and many others!

Description: This super fun and challenging activity requires students to write a biography about a classmate. Students must interview a classmate using the questions included and write a biography as if the subject has already lived most of his or her life. It is half non-fiction and half fiction. Based on the interview responses, the biographer must weave a story about the present and future life of the subject. Interview questions and full example biography included.