Leaders Who Changed the World Text Set
How did Harriet Tubman lead people to freedom? What did Gandhi do instead of fighting? Why do we remember Martin Luther King, Jr.? This set of 15 nonfiction books gives every student in your class something they can read on the leaders who changed the world — so the whole class builds the same knowledge and joins the same conversation.
Essential questionHow can one person change the world?
Kids want to know what makes someone a hero. This text set answers with real lives: fifteen leaders who stood up, spoke out, and changed their countries and the world.
Fifteen biographies from the Hameray Biography Series: Harriet Tubman, Chief Sitting Bull, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Jr., Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Anne Frank, Cesar Chavez, Jackie Robinson, Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela, and more. Because the books range from simple to more challenging, every student — beginning readers and strong readers alike — can read about the same topic and contribute to the same discussion. Reading book after book on one topic builds the vocabulary and background knowledge that make comprehension possible.
- Grade Levels: 2–4
- Levels: M–S
- What’s inside:
• 15 nonfiction titles (single copies; also sold as 6-packs)
- Supports: Grades 2–4 civics and history
