Description

Reading and language arts skills not only enrich students’ academic lives but

also their personal lives. The Extraordinary Americans series was written to

help students gain confidence as readers. The biographies were written to pique

students’ interest while engaging their understanding of vocabulary, recalling facts,

identifying the main idea, drawing conclusions, and applying knowledge. The

added value of reading these biographies is that students will learn about other

people and, perhaps, about themselves.