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Janet Benge
Author
Pub. Date
2000, c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Often refered to as "the father of modern missions," William Carey displayed a single-minded determination to set his face like a flint to the task of bringing the gospel to those lost in darkness. He was a missionary in India.
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Driven by love, sustained by faith and determination, this young woman from Northern Ireland defied the cruel barriers of India's caste system (1867-1951).
Author
Series
Pub. Date
20010801
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
George's mother panicked when she heard the thunder of horses and the whooping of men. Bushwhackers! She pulled her baby close to her chest and stood rooted to the dirt floor in fear. A man stumbled through her doorway. "We got us one, boys!" he yelled, waving his rifle in the air and dragging his captives into the cold night.
Once a kidnapped slave baby, George Washington Carver found freedom in learning everything he could about the world around...
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Description
"God", Mary prayed, "Send me somewhere, anywhere, just send me to be a missionary". God would indeed answer the prayer of the fiery, red-haired woman from Scotland. For thirty-nine years, Mary Slessor would labor in love among the unreached, often treacherous, tribes of Africa's Calabar region. Braving sickness, danger, and death on all sides, Mary became the cherished "White Ma" to entire tribes. Her faith, steadfastness, and pioneering spirit...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
With only three months of formal education, Thomas Edison grew up to be one of the most successful inventors of all time. Applying scientific principles to practical use, he made scores of inventions and held over thirteen hundred patents, from improvements on the telegraph and phonograph to the development of the incandescent lamp and a whole system for distributing electricity.
Edison's rise from humble beginnings and his unceasing struggle to...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Written for ages 10 and up - enjoyed by adults!
Alan Shepard gripped the abort handle and braced his feet against the capsule floor. Five, Four, Three... Don't screw up, he muttered. Two, One, Zero, Liftoff. Alan felt himself rising into the sky. He could scarcely believe it. The boy who grew up with a passion for flying was off on the ultimate flight - to space!
Alan Shepard's boyhood fascination with flight led him from constructing model airplanes...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
"The life of missionary Elisabeth Elliot, who began working among the Auca Indians in South America after her husband's death. Returning to the United States after many years as a missionary, Elliot became widely known as a Christian author and speaker"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
David's father stood beside the stone chimney and spoke to his son. "It's time to grow up, lad," he said. "Mr. Siler has hired you to go to Virginia with him. He's run ragged trying to keep the cattle with him, and he needs a young 'un with strong legs and keen eyes to help him out. Better hitch the wagon and say your good-byes."
Growing up in Greene County, Tennessee, Davy Crockett's education came from the toil of hard labor. Working as a farm...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped in both danger and great possibility, Laura would grow up to witness firsthand the rapid transformation of the West as pioneers and covered wagons gave way to farms, towns, and railroads. A pioneer, teacher, farmer's wife, and storyteller, Laura Ingalls Wilder experienced...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
As a child growing up in Detroit, Ben Carson (1951-) has a dream of becoming a physician, a dream that rose out of struggles with poverty, racism, and poor grades. As Ben persevered and strove for academic excellence, his life became one of compassion and service. Today, Benjamin Carson, MD, is known as the American neurosurgeon with gifted hands. The first surgeon to successfully separate twins joined at the head, he directed pediatric neurosurgery...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
As an Olympic runner, a bombardier in the Army Air Corps, and a prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini was determined to thrive and survive. Never backing down from a challenge, he lived a life of adventure while modeling hope and forgiveness to a generation.
A magnet for trouble as a boy, Louie determined to create a new path for himself. Nicknamed the "Torrance Tornado," he set national records and traveled to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. His...
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