National Geographic Readers: African-American History Makers Out Now

National Geographic has released a new book called “African-American History Makers”, which has been written by Kitson Jazynka and Barbara Kramer.  This paperback is priced at $7.99 and available from retailers including Amazon.

Here is the official description:

Learn about the lives and accomplishments of four inspiring figures from American history all in one book: George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Meet civil rights leaders who were inspiring individuals as well as leaders in their fields: inventor, activist, orator, scientist. Learn about their childhoods, achievements, and contributions that made the world a better place. Biographies feature fascinating facts and archival photography that vividly illustrate the amazing lives of each hero.

The National Geographic Kids Leveled Readers series has proved to be a winning formula with kids, parents, and educators. All books feature expert-vetted text along with brilliant images to make learning fun. Level 1 books reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. Level 2 Readers feature slightly higer level text and additional vocabulary words. Level 3 Readers have more layers of information to challenge more proficient readers. Each reader includes text written by an experienced, skilled children’s books author, a photo glossary, and interactive features in which kids get to reinforce what they’ve learned in the book.

Series Overview: This high-interest, educationally vetted series of beginning readers features the magnificent images of National Geographic, accompanied by texts written by skilled children’s book authors. National Geographic Kids Readers are designed to grow with children: Level 1 books reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. Level 2 Readers feature slightly higher level text and additional vocabulary words. Level 3 Readers have more layers of information to challenge more proficient readers.

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