Highlights presents Dance! written by Issac Malone. When Isaac was eight, he went to his sister's dance class. He didn't want to go, but what he saw changed his life. He wanted to dance, too, and enrolled that very day. Although his friends teased him, Isaac kept working hard to reach his goals.
Highlights presents Arthur Ashe: Against the Odds written by Erin Fry. Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win a major tennis tournament. He was also known for speaking out against racism.
Highlights presents American Bison written by Debbie Grant. This is a nonfiction selection about the American bison. It describes their habitat and physical characteristics, as well as their importance to Native American culture and American history.
Highlights presents Blaze Across the Sky written by Joy E. Dickerson. This audiobook is about Tecumseh, who was a native American chief of the Shawnee people. The audiobook documents the struggles of Tecumseh and other Native Americans to hold onto their lands as more and more European settlers pushed westward and stole their lands as they settled.
Highlights presents Amazing Inventors written by Jim Whiting. Some men and women have created inventions that change the way people live. The unique stories and backgrounds of these men and women show that opportunities to excel and contribute to humanity exist regardless of ethnic background, gender, or wealth. Creations from these inventors have made for a better world and for a better future.
Several notable scientists throughout history were mocked at first for their scientific theories and work and then gradually gained respect for creating new understandings about the world.
The audiobook explains why the scientists were discounted and how they continued with their scientific research regardless of the criticisms and ridicule they endured.
The book profiles six people working in different careers-a hairdresser, a musician, a ship captain, a florist, a factory worker, and a nurse. At the end, readers are asked what job they would like to do when they grow up.
