ELEMENTARY
♦ Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneer Woman Doctor by Jean Lee Latham
A Discovery Biography A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women
♦ Johnny Appleseed by Gertrude Norman
♦ Martha Berry by Mary Kay Phelan
A biography of the young woman whose desire to help Appalachian children resulted in the creation of boarding schools and a college in rural Georgia where youngsters could work as well as study.
♦ $ Clara Barton by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Clara Barton, Soldier of Mercy by Mary Catherine Rose
A Discovery Biography
♦ City Neighbor: The Story of Jane Addams by Clara Ingram Judson
$ Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen
One night in 1944, Luba Tryszynska’s questions were answered when she found fifty-four children abandoned behind the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. Luba knew if the Nazis caught her she could be executed.
$ Albert Schweitzer, Great Humanitarian by Elizabeth Montgomery
Garrard
$ Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli
Story of Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya.
$ Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto by Susan Rubin
Illustrated story of a Polish social worker who helped more than 400 children escape the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII..
♦ $ The Story of Florence Nightingale by Margaret Leighton
A Signature Biography
A Discovery Biography A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women
♦ Johnny Appleseed by Gertrude Norman
♦ Martha Berry by Mary Kay Phelan
A biography of the young woman whose desire to help Appalachian children resulted in the creation of boarding schools and a college in rural Georgia where youngsters could work as well as study.
♦ $ Clara Barton by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Clara Barton, Soldier of Mercy by Mary Catherine Rose
A Discovery Biography
♦ City Neighbor: The Story of Jane Addams by Clara Ingram Judson
$ Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen
One night in 1944, Luba Tryszynska’s questions were answered when she found fifty-four children abandoned behind the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. Luba knew if the Nazis caught her she could be executed.
$ Albert Schweitzer, Great Humanitarian by Elizabeth Montgomery
Garrard
$ Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli
Story of Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya.
$ Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto by Susan Rubin
Illustrated story of a Polish social worker who helped more than 400 children escape the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII..
♦ $ The Story of Florence Nightingale by Margaret Leighton
A Signature Biography
MIDDLE SCHOOL
♦ Educating for Democracy: Horace Mann by Jessie Treichler
Great Lives Series
♥ Old Johnny Appleseed by Olive Miller
$ Homeward the Arrow's Flight by Marian Marsh Brown
True story of Susan La Fleche, the first Native-American woman doctor.
♦ $ Jane Addams of Hull House by Winifred Wise
$ Edith Cavell by Iris Vinton
A Signature Biography of an inspiring woman who rescued soldiers on both sides of WWI, but was executed by a German firing squad.
♦ $ Edith Cavell by Adele De Leeuw
Edith Cavell grew up in an age when the profession of nursing was regarded with contempt by nearly everyone. Born in England, she gave up a comfortable life as a private teacher in Belgium in order to become a nurse in the slums of London. Fate led her back to Belgium where, in the terror and bloodshed of World War I, she became one of the greatest heroines of the Western world. Sympathetically and dramatically, Author Adele DeLeeuw Reveals how Edith Cavell became an inspiration to every nurse who would live after her.
♦ $ Friend Within the Gates: The Story of Edith Cavell by Elizabeth Grey
♦ $ David Livingstone, Missionary and Explorer by Sam Wellman
Heroes of the Faith Series
♥ Livingstone the Pathfinder by Basil Matthews
$ My Life With the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
True story of Jane's life in Africa studying and living among the chimpanzees.
♦ Nigerian Pioneer: The Story of Mary Sleesor by Ronald Syme
♥ The Story of David Livingstone by Vautier Golding
♦ The True Story of David Livingstone: Explorer by Richard Arnold
The True Story of Series
$ China Gladys Aylward, the Little Woman by Gladys Aylward and Christian Hunter (1970)
"With no mission board to support or guide her, and less than ten dollars in her pocket, Gladys Aylward left her home in England to answer God's call to take the message of the gospel to China. With the Sino-Japanese War waging around her, she struggled to bring the basics of life and the fullness of God to orphaned children. Time after time, God triumphed over impossible situations, and drew people to Himself. The Little Woman tells the story of one woman's determination to serve God at any cost. With God all things are possible!"
Great Lives Series
♥ Old Johnny Appleseed by Olive Miller
$ Homeward the Arrow's Flight by Marian Marsh Brown
True story of Susan La Fleche, the first Native-American woman doctor.
♦ $ Jane Addams of Hull House by Winifred Wise
$ Edith Cavell by Iris Vinton
A Signature Biography of an inspiring woman who rescued soldiers on both sides of WWI, but was executed by a German firing squad.
♦ $ Edith Cavell by Adele De Leeuw
Edith Cavell grew up in an age when the profession of nursing was regarded with contempt by nearly everyone. Born in England, she gave up a comfortable life as a private teacher in Belgium in order to become a nurse in the slums of London. Fate led her back to Belgium where, in the terror and bloodshed of World War I, she became one of the greatest heroines of the Western world. Sympathetically and dramatically, Author Adele DeLeeuw Reveals how Edith Cavell became an inspiration to every nurse who would live after her.
♦ $ Friend Within the Gates: The Story of Edith Cavell by Elizabeth Grey
♦ $ David Livingstone, Missionary and Explorer by Sam Wellman
Heroes of the Faith Series
♥ Livingstone the Pathfinder by Basil Matthews
$ My Life With the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
True story of Jane's life in Africa studying and living among the chimpanzees.
♦ Nigerian Pioneer: The Story of Mary Sleesor by Ronald Syme
♥ The Story of David Livingstone by Vautier Golding
♦ The True Story of David Livingstone: Explorer by Richard Arnold
The True Story of Series
$ China Gladys Aylward, the Little Woman by Gladys Aylward and Christian Hunter (1970)
"With no mission board to support or guide her, and less than ten dollars in her pocket, Gladys Aylward left her home in England to answer God's call to take the message of the gospel to China. With the Sino-Japanese War waging around her, she struggled to bring the basics of life and the fullness of God to orphaned children. Time after time, God triumphed over impossible situations, and drew people to Himself. The Little Woman tells the story of one woman's determination to serve God at any cost. With God all things are possible!"
HIGH SCHOOL
♦ $ Fighter Against Slavery: Jehudi Ashmun by Arthur Orrmont
Messner Biography
♥ James Oglethorpe by Harriet Cooper
Few people know the story of this generous man who tried so hard to lift the lives of the poor.
♦ America's First Trained Nurse by Rachel Baker
Messner Biography
♦ Angel of Mercy: Dorothea Dix by Rachel Baker
Messner Biography
♦ First Woman Ambulance Surgeon: Emily Barringer by Iris Noble
Messner Biography
♦ Angel of Mercy: The Story of Dorothea Lynde Dix by Rachel Baker
Messner Biography
♦ $ Lillian Wald: Angel of Henry Street by Beryl Williams Epstein
Messner Biography
♦ $ Nurse Around the World: Alice Fitzgerald by Iris Noble
Messner Biography
♦ $ Physician to the World: Esther Pohl Lovejoy by Olive Woolley Burt
Messner Biography
♥ $ The Healing Heart: The Story of Ora Ruggles, Pioneer in Occupational Therapy by Ora Ruggles
Messner Biography
♥ Alexander Mackay, Missionary Hero of Uganda
$ Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis
The New York Times bestselling account of a courageous eighteen-year-old from Nashville who gave up every comfort and convenience to become the adoptive mother to thirteen girls in Uganda.
♥ Livingstone, the Hero of Africa by R.B. Dawson
♥ My Life and Thought: The Autobiography of Albert Schweitzer
♥ The Missionary Heroes of Africa by J.H. Morrison
♥ The Story of MacKay in Uganda by His Sister
♦ China The Small Woman by Alan Burgess (Humanitarian)
The story of Gladys Aylward's missionary labors in China.
♦ $ Japan America's First Trained Nurse: Linda Richards by Rachel Baker (worked in Japan)
Messner Biography
♥ Thailand Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
Semi-biographical account of Margaret's time in Siam.
♦ Physician to the Children: Dr. Bela Schick by Iris Noble
Messner Biography
Messner Biography
♥ James Oglethorpe by Harriet Cooper
Few people know the story of this generous man who tried so hard to lift the lives of the poor.
♦ America's First Trained Nurse by Rachel Baker
Messner Biography
♦ Angel of Mercy: Dorothea Dix by Rachel Baker
Messner Biography
♦ First Woman Ambulance Surgeon: Emily Barringer by Iris Noble
Messner Biography
♦ Angel of Mercy: The Story of Dorothea Lynde Dix by Rachel Baker
Messner Biography
♦ $ Lillian Wald: Angel of Henry Street by Beryl Williams Epstein
Messner Biography
♦ $ Nurse Around the World: Alice Fitzgerald by Iris Noble
Messner Biography
♦ $ Physician to the World: Esther Pohl Lovejoy by Olive Woolley Burt
Messner Biography
♥ $ The Healing Heart: The Story of Ora Ruggles, Pioneer in Occupational Therapy by Ora Ruggles
Messner Biography
♥ Alexander Mackay, Missionary Hero of Uganda
$ Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis
The New York Times bestselling account of a courageous eighteen-year-old from Nashville who gave up every comfort and convenience to become the adoptive mother to thirteen girls in Uganda.
♥ Livingstone, the Hero of Africa by R.B. Dawson
♥ My Life and Thought: The Autobiography of Albert Schweitzer
♥ The Missionary Heroes of Africa by J.H. Morrison
♥ The Story of MacKay in Uganda by His Sister
♦ China The Small Woman by Alan Burgess (Humanitarian)
The story of Gladys Aylward's missionary labors in China.
♦ $ Japan America's First Trained Nurse: Linda Richards by Rachel Baker (worked in Japan)
Messner Biography
♥ Thailand Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
Semi-biographical account of Margaret's time in Siam.
♦ Physician to the Children: Dr. Bela Schick by Iris Noble
Messner Biography