These are the two books that Polar Bear loves best!
"The Remarkable Mr. Franklin" is a Hallmark pop-up book with incredible images in short, readable form. "The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin" is by the renowned Missouri author/illustrator Cheryl Harness (who used to work for Hallmark incidentally). She autographed our books at the Children's Literature Festival in Warrensburg this spring! And Harness explained how quickly she completes the watercolors for each of her history books. They are FULL of details and anecdotes - very wonderful for upper elementary students. Winger chose "Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express" for his biography to read. It's an easy reader about the youngest (and oldest) rider hired by the Pony Express in 1861 in our town of Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Dorito chose "Henry Ford: Automotive Pioneer" by Montgomery (1969) for his biography report. Great chapter book, and boys seem to enjoy biographies better than other reading assignments.
Wife chose the Fandex series (great for tidbits and photos) on "First Ladies."
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