Introduce young students to many great figures in American history with this 8-book collection. Children will learn about the lives of these Americans and how their achievements made an impact in the United States. Featuring high-interest content, fascinating images, and other source materials, this set of nonfiction books is a great resource for developing students' social studies knowledge. Each book contains engaging sidebars and facts, easy-to-read text, content-area vocabulary, and a supporting glossary, table of contents, and index. Titles in this set include: Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield; George Washington Carver: Planting Ideas; Alexander Graham Bell: Called to Invent; Thomas Jefferson: Declaring Our Freedom; Benjamin Franklin: Thinker, Inventor, Leader; Daniel Boone: Into the Wild; Harriet Tubman: Leading Slaves to Freedom; and Sojourner Truth: A Path to Freedom.