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True picture books about real heroes, for kids

14 true stories about people who built things: inventors, engineers, scientists and citizens. Every fact comes from a cited source, every book has three reading levels, and the first pages are free to read and hear right here.

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Builders

The Wright BrothersWilbur and Orville Build a Way to FlyBuilders Palmer LuckeyPalmer Builds a Window to New WorldsBuilders Emily Warren RoeblingEmily and the BridgeBuilders Margaret HamiltonMargaret and the Code That Kept GoingBuilders

Frontier

The First SpaceX RocketTry, Try, Try, Fly!Frontier Norman BorlaugNorman and the Mighty WheatFrontier Julian SimonJulian Simon and the BetFrontier

Makers of Plenty

Jensen HuangFrom the Dish Sink to the Super ChipMakers of Plenty Madam C. J. WalkerMadam C. J. Walker: The Hair-Care BuilderMakers of Plenty Sam WaltonSam Walton and the Big Low-Price IdeaMakers of Plenty

Citizens

Benjamin FranklinBen Franklin Fixes the TownCitizens George WashingtonGeorge Gives It BackCitizens

Discoverers

Katalin KarikoKatalin and the Tiny MessengerDiscoverers Jonas SalkCan You Patent the Sun?Discoverers
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