Introduces the life of John Deere, including his childhood on a Vermont farm, his work as a tanner and blacksmith apprentice, and his invention of a new, more efficient type of plow that eventually led to his founding a company and opening his own factory.

A simple biography of the woman who escaped life as a slave and then rescued other slaves as a conductor in the Underground Railroad.

Introduces the life of W.K. Kellogg, who invented cold cereal, founded the company that makes much of the cereal in the United States, and established a foundation to help people.

"A simple introduction to the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the nineteenth-century English woman considered to be the founder of modern nursing." --

Presents a brief biography of Johann Sebastian Bach, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on his childhood, his education, and his accomplishments in music.