Heroes Links

Click on the person you want to learn about:

A: E: H: N: S:
Archimedes Earhart, Amelia Hamm, Mia Nightingale, Florence Sacagawea
Ali, Muhammed Edison, Thomas Hawking, Stephen Sitting Bull
B: Ellington, Duke Houdini, Harry O:
Ballard, Robert Oakley, Annie T:
Bridges, Ruby J: Obama, Barack Tubman, Harriet
F: Jordan, Michael
C: Frank, Anne K: P: V:
Clark, Eugenie Keller, Helen Parks, Rosa Vinci, Leonardo da
Clark, William King, Martin Luther Pocahantas
Crockett, Davy G: Kwan, Michelle Potter, Beatrix W:
Gandhi, Mahatma L: Presley, Elvis Washington, George
D: Goodall, Jane Ludington, Sybil Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Da Vinci, Leonardo R: Wright Brothers
M: Robinson, Jackie
Quotes for Heroes Monet, Claude Roosevelt, Theodore
Women's Quotes Morgan, Julia

Adams, Ansel

Images - click on photos to make them big.

Ansel Adams - biography and links to photographs

Wikipedia biography - lots of info here!

Gallery - some of Adams' best photos. Click on them to make them bigger.

Photo Gallery - more good images - click on them to make them bigger.

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Aikman, Troy

Good biography of Troy

Troy Aikman Biography

Troy "Baby" Aikman - click on the photo and other links at the bottom for more.

Troy's official home page

Personal info on Troy

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Alcott, Louisa May

Here's a web site with many great links!

Louisa May Alcott - biography and photo of her.


Orchard House - home of the Alcotts - a photo
http://www.louisamayalcott.org/images/ohinsnow800.jpg

Visit her house - maybe you and your family can visit the house someday.

Information about her house, and her relatives.

Little Women - who are the real people behind the characters?

Louisa's Room!

Read all of her stories! Click on a story, and scroll down until you see the story.

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Bush, George H. W.

George H. W. Bush in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down as you read - there is a lot of information here!

The White House site on George H. W. Bush

whitehousekids.com - good easy biography!

George H. W. Bush - a detailed biography

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Crockett, Davy

Davy Crockett - good biography!

Electronic Book - a complete book about Davy Crockett

Things Davy Crockett said!

Biographical Sketch - very good

Biography from Wikipedia - lots of good info

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Curie, Marie

Marie's story - click next at the bottom of each page

The discover of radium

Looking for a laboratory, finding love - be sure to click Next at the bottom of each page!

Bibliography - the words may be hard to read.

Another bibliography - also a quotation, and a photo.

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Houdini, Harry

Houdini Timeline

Posters of Houdini

Handcuff Escapes

Rope Escapes

Straitjacket Escapes

Milk can Escape

Houdini Timeline - click on the links to get to neat photos!

Houdini Biography Click on the four little photos at the bottom to see large photos.

Harry Houdini - good information from Wikipedia!

Quotes

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Lindbergh, Charles

Charles Lindbergh Site - look at all the neat drawings of the plane, and good photos too.

Charles Lindbergh Bibliography - good information and photos

Charles Lindbergh Student Resources Page - click each link to learn more!

Another Lindbergh Site

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Muir, John

John Muir - tons of info here! Also click the links on the left to see much more.

John Muir Exhibit - all kinds of info links here, even his telephone number!

Writings of John Muir

Founding of the Sierra Club

John Muir - excellent site about him. Check out the links at the bottom of the page too.

John Muir's Birthplace

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Presley, Elvis

Elvis' Biography

Elvis' Achievements

Elvis Info

Where he was born

Quotes

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Roosevelt, Franklin D

Biography

Franklin D. Roosevelt - excellent site with lots of info:

Biography

Good biography of FDR

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Squanto

The History of Tisquantum

Good History

Fifth Grader's Report on Squanto

Friendly Indian?

Squanto

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Starr, Ringo

Ringo Starr Homepage

Ringo Starr Photos

Ringo's biography

Wikipedia article on Ringo - tons of info here!

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Sullivan, Anne

Anne Sullivan - Teacher - excellent information about her

Anne Sullivan Macy: Miracle Worker - great site. Click on all the links, and click on the photos!

Early photo of Anne

Fifth grader's report on Anne Sullivan

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Suzuki, Ichiro

Meeti Ichiro

Ichiro - tons of info in this Wikipedia article

Ichiro Suzuki - tons of good information and photos

Ichiro's Statistics

Ichiro - how his father helped him become baseball player.

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Woods, Tiger

How Tiger became a champion - very good!

Tiger Woods - great info and photos!

Tiger's profile

Official web site for Tiger

Tiger Woods Timeline

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Zagunis, Mariel

Mariel Zagunis - statistics

Mariel Zagunis - lots of information on her record

Photo site - click on each photo to make it big

Short biography

On winning Olympic gold

On getting into the Olympics

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Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great on the Web - lots of info/pictures

The Great Homepage of Alexander, or something like that - a good site!

Alexander the Great - a good site!

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum

Wikipedia article on Neil Armstrong - tons of information!

Neil Armstrong - includes a good photo and a movie.

Astronaut Biography

Neil Armstrong - self-proclaimed "Nerdy Engineer" - interesting interview with Neil at age 69.

Neil Armstrong - encyclopedia article about Neil.

Yahooligans Science on Neil Armstrong

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Barton, Clara

Clara Barton, American Humanitarian - good straightforward site.

Profiles in Caring - Clara Barton

Clara Barton

Clara Barton, Americal Civil War Women

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Bell, Alexander Graham

Alexander Graham Bell in Wikipedia

Alexander Graham Bell's and his Telephone - good

Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers - use this only if you want to study Bell really deeply!

Good link - easy to read.

How Bell Invented the Telephone

Who was Bell?

Alexander Graham Bell's Path to the Telephone

For Fun - click on the purple words to learn

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Boone, Daniel

Daniel Boone Homestead – where Daniel was born.

Daniel Boone - his home

Daniel Boone | American Pioneer and Trailblazer – a good biography of himl

Daniel Boone’s Missouri Home Virtual Tour – good photos and descriptions here.

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Braille, Louis

The Braille Page - this is the best site. It includes the Braille Alphabet, a description of Braille, a machine for making Braille writing, and a biography of Louis Braille.

Louis Braille Biography - good, how he became blind.

The Story of Louis Braille - another fine article.

Good bibliography

The Life of Louis Braille - even more good information

A Short Student Report on Braille

Louis Braille in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to read it all. Good report.

Braille in Wikipedia - lots of good info on the Braille alphabet!

Louis Braille's Boyhood Home

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Butcher, Susan

Iditarod Champion Susan Butcher

Susan Butcher - this site lists her records.

Susan Butcher - photo and basic info

Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail, good. Scroll down to read and see photos

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Campbell, Earl

The Official Earl Campbell Website

Another Official Earl Campbell Website - lots of animations

Earl Campbell Story - how he overcame a serious illness

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Carter, Jimmy

Jimmy Carter - easy biography!

Jimmy Carter in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll all the way down as you read!

A Student's Writing about Jimmy Carter as His Hero

Jimmy Carter - good info

Jimmy Carter Speech - click on "Download this Speech" to listen to it. Have patience - it will take a while to download.

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Clinton, Hillary

Hillary Clinton - click on her name to see four hero reports by students!

Role Models on the Web - good info

Women's History - a good biography

Hillary Rodham Clinton - another good biography

Video: Hillary announces she's a presidential candidate

Hillary Clinton in Wikipedia - Scroll down to read it all!

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Crockett, Davey

Davey Crockett - good site!

David Crockett, 1786-1836 - a picture and biography.

David Crockett - another picture and biography.

Quotes

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DiMaggio, Joe

National Baseball Hall of Fame, Joe DiMaggio - photo and basic information.

Joe DiMaggio Statistics - all the statistics from his batting, fielding, and more

Joe DimMaggio - another site of statistics.

Baseball Almanac - Joe DiMaggio - simple statistics and his baseball card!

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Disney, Walt

Walt Disney - a great site for kids!!!

Walt Disney on Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to see all the information!

Walt Disney, My Hero

Walt Disney, Biography

A Mouse Started Disney's Kingdon - learn how a mouse in a wastebasket led to Mickey Mouse.

Walt Disney biography - great site!

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Duncan, Isadora

About Isadora Duncan - a good description.

Isadora Duncan Quotations - some interesting short quotations.

Isadora Duncan Biography - a good biography.

Isadora Duncan in Wikipedia - lots of info. Do scroll down to see it all!

Good info on Isadora

Isadora Duncan - good articles and photos

Short Biography

Good Time Line about Isadora

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Earhart, Amelia

Compare Amelia Earhart to Eleanor Roosevelt - they have much in common!

Many Student Reports on Amelia Earhart - Type Amelia Earhart on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Amelia Earhart on Wikipedia

Amelia Earhart - easy to read site 1

Amelia Earhart - easy to read site 2

Amelia Earhart - easy to read site 3

Amelia Earhart - the Early Years - a biography.

Amelia Earhart - the Celebrity.

The Last Flight

Amelia Earhart history

Quotes

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Edison, Thomas

Thomas Edison Hero Site - many students write why he's their hero

The Life of Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Edison's Home Page - good site!

The Wizard of Menlo Park

Thomas A Edison and the Menlo Park Laboratory - good site

I'm a Hero history site

The Inventions of Thomas Edison - scroll down to see photos of each invention.

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Einstein, Albert

About 20 Students reports on Einstein as their Hero - Type Albert Einstein on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Way to go Einstein! - good site.

Einstein for Kids - read the kid section below the photo.

Biography of Einstein's Life

Early Life

His 1905 Papers

General Theory of Relativity

Later Life

Time Line of his life

Photos

Einstein Pictures - a good collection of photos.

Quotes

Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein - some good quotes here.

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Eisenhower, Dwight

Short Biography of Eisenhower

Another Short Biography

Dwight Eisenhower in Wikipedia - very long and detailed.

Eisenhower's Early Life, Service in World War II, and as President

A Student's Hero Report

Biography - long but interesting

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Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth - a good site. Click on the dates on the left side to read more.

The Queen's Life - Click on the dates at the bottom of the page to learn about Queen Elizabeth's Life

Queen Elizabeth in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to read it all.

Elizabeth II - Scroll down and read many short articles about her

Did You Know? Scroll to the bottom and learn interesting things she has done!

The Monarchy Today - click on "Hear a clip of The Queen's Piper piping". Also click on the links to the left.

Queen Mum's 100th Birthday - a photo of Queen Elizabeth's mother on her 100th birthday.

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Ellington, Duke

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington Biography - be sure to click the links on the right

Duke Ellington - good information

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) - good info.

Duke Ellington's Early Years

Duke Ellington - movies his music has been used in.

Scrapbook of Duke Ellington - click on the cover of the book, and then on the lower right of each page.

Video of Satin Doll - this might not play on our network.

Quotes

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Franklin, Benjamin

Ben Franklin Hero History Site!

Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography

The World of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin and His Inventions - read how he invented bifocals and other things.

Benjamin Franklin - Glimpses of the Man - a good site

Great site - told in the first person:

A Man of ManyTalents - read about the lightning rod and other things

Ben and the Lightning Rod - click on "Read our Story" - it's good!

Ben's biography - this is great! Click on the right arrows to read the whole story!

Ben's sayings - they are really good!

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo - a great easy-to-read site!

Virtual Reality Photo of the Leaning Tower of Pisa - hold your mouse down on the photo and move it to the right or left!!!

You Repeat Galileo's Experiments - click on the yellow picture, and then you can do the same experiments!

Galileo in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to see all the info!

Galileo's Life - click on the right arrows to see more info.

Many Students Reports on Galileo - Type Galileo on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Short Biography of Galileo

What Galileo Discovered With his Telescope

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Gandhi, Indira

Indira Gandhi - Biography

Indira Gandhi - good photos.

Indira Gandhi - good info and photos.

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Gandhi, Mahatma

Mohandas Gandhi (the Mahatma, which means "great soul")

Mahatma Gandhi - his life, work and philosophy. This is a great site!!!

Gandhi's Philosophy - read the quote at the bottom of this short article!

A Short Biography of Gandhi

Quotations of Gandhi

Many Student Reports on Gandhi as their Hero! - Type Mahatma Gandhi on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Complete Site of Gandhi!

Gandhi's Voice

Mahatma Gandhi in Wikipedia - lots of info here - be sure to scroll down to read it all.

Mahatma Gandhi Album - another great site!!! Click on the links on the left side to explore. Includes a sound clip of him speaking!

Quotes

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Gates, Bill

Bill Gates - Wikipedia Article. Be sure to scroll down as you read - there is a lot of info there.

Photos of Bill Gates

Bill Gates' Home Photos - give them a moment to start showing.

"How I Spend My Day," by Bill Gates

Bill Gates Biography

My Hero Site - writings by students about why Bill Gates is their hero.

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Hamm, Mia

Mia Hamm Soccer Statistics

Mia Hamm in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll all the way down to read everything!

About Mia

A Student Writes about Mia Hamm as Her Hero

What Mia Says

Many Students's Writings About Mia - Type Mia Hamm on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Mia Hamm

Quotes

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Irwin, Steve

14 Students Hero Reports on Steve Irwin - read several to get info!

Interview with Steve Irwin - this is a good site!

Steve Irwin - TV Personality

Steve Irwin in Wikipedia - this is the best place I've found for information on Steve. Be sure to scroll down as you read!

Steve Irwin Interview - keep scrolling down.

Steve Irwin Quotes!

Steve Interview - scroll down below the orange Wheaties icon to read it.

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Johnson, Magic

Magic Johnson – basic statistics and career highlights.

Magic Johnson biography

Magic Johnson gallery of photos

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Jordan, Michael

MJ Answers E-Mail

Playerfile Michael Jordan - statistics

Another page of his statistics

Many Students' Reports on Michael Jordan - Type Michael Jordan on the first Line and click on Search. Then click on the links.

Michael Jordan - great site!

Michael Jordan Gallery of Pictures - many photos!

Biography - tons of info, and a good photo of him.

Michael Jordan - good biography!

Quotes

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Kahlo, Frida

Biography of Frida

Another Biography of Frida Kahlo

Works of Art

A Student's Writing about Frida Kahlo as her Hero

Short Biography

Seven Students' Writings about Frida as their Hero

Frida Kahlo in Wikipedia

Many Paintings by Frida Kahlo

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Keller, Helen

Rare 1800s photo of Helen and Anne Sullivan

Great Helen Keller Site!

Photos of Helen - click on the photo links on the right.

Quotations by Helen!

Helen Keller - an overview - detailed site

Helen Keller on Wikipedia

Birthplace of Helen Keller - click on the links on the left.

The life of Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Quotes

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Kennedy, John F.

John F Kennedy Library and Museum

History - John F. Kennedy

JFK Photo Gallery

JFK's Inaugural - includes sound of parts of his speech

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King, Martin Luther

Martin Luther King Jr - as presented by a 1st grade class - click on the right arrow each time to read the rest.

Dr. King's speeches - click on the yellow links.

Student Reports on Martin Luther King Junior - Type Martin Luther King on the first Line and click on Search. Then click on the links.

Audio recordings of his speeches - click on MP3 to the right of the little speaker icons.

Kulture Kudz info on MLK, - click on the links to hear his speeches.

An elementary school's illustrations of the life of MLK - click on the links to the left

Many Students' Reports on Martin Luther King Jr. - Type Martin Luther King on the first Line and click on Search. Then scroll down and click on the many links.

Timeline of MLK's life

Martin Luther King Jr in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down as you read.

Quotes

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Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark journey - you should read the page and then click on the next page number above the map to follow the trip.

Meriwether Lewis Biography

William Clark Biography

Lewis and Clark, Mapping the west

Follow the footsteps of Lewis and Clark - good site

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Lincoln, Abraham

Great Report on Lincoln by a Class of Elementary Students!

Abe Lincoln Hero History Site!

Abe Lincoln Time Line - simple summary of his life - excellent site!

The life of Abraham Lincoln - an illustrated timeline by a first grade class - with links to reports from other schools - very good!

Abraham Lincoln for Primary Children - a great site for you!!!

Many Students' Reports on Abraham Lincoln - Type Abraham Lincoln on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

The History Place Lincoln Site - a really easy timeline to read, and some good photos!

Quotations from Lincoln

Abe Lincoln in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down as you read!

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Ludington, Sybil

Sybil Ludington's Ride - good, and easy to read.

Sybil in Wikipedia - good information, and a photo of her grave

Female Paul Revere

Sybil Ludington, Patterson, New York - a biography of her

Sybil Ludington - good report of her ride with a small map at the bottom of the page

Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride

Before Sybil's Ride - a good telling of what happened just before her ride. Read the first 7 paragraphs

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McGuire, Mark

Mark McGuire - photo

Take this Mark McGuire quiz

Mark McGuire - poem about Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa

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Monet, Claude

Biography of Claude Monet - with pictures

Three Students' Reports on Claude Monet - Type Claude Monet on the first Line and click on Search. Then click on the three links.

Claude Monet in Wikipedia - read the info, and scroll down and click on the small pictures to see them large!

WebMuseum Paris - good biography and paintings

Welcome to Claude Monet's - click on each photo for good info!

Biography - good timeline!

Monet's Home and Gardens - photos by Mr. Paff

Quotes

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Montana, Joe

Joe Montana - football statistics

Joe Montana - a special tribute

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Mozart, Amadeus

Wolfgang Mozart - list of his music, and some background about his life

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a biography and music example

The Mozart Project

Musical examples - scroll down and click on the links

Neat Mozart site - click on the links;

Radio program about Mozart - click on "Listen to the Show"

Great site on Mozart! Keep clicking the Forward buttons at the bottom of pages!

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Nightingale, Florence

Florence Nightingale Hero History Site!

Easy reading site on Florence - this is good!

Hero Timeline on Florence -good

School report on Florence - click on the Next button to continue to read. This is easy reading!

Many Student Reports on Florence Nightingale - Type Florence Nightingale on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Florence Nightingale in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down as you read!

Florence Nightingale Quotations

Here's a Museum in London devoted to Florence - click links on the left to learn more.

Florence Nightingale Quiz - try it - it's fun and you can see how much you know about her!

Excellent links for Florence - click on them and learn.

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Oakley, Annie

Annie Oakley

Video of Annie shooting glass balls

Interesting Info on Annie Oakley

Good Biography

Student Hero Report on Annie

The Annie Oakley Show

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to read everything.

Annie Oakley - short and interesting biography!

Another good easy to read and interesting biography.

A color photo of Annie Oakley is found on this site!

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O'Keefe, Georgia

Georgia O'Keefe - good info.

Art Quotes - find two quotes by Georgia.

Georgia O’Keefe – biography and some photos.

Georgia O’Keefe article – interesting.

Georgia O’Keefe – flower paintings

Georgia O’Keefe – even more paintings.

Encyclopedia article

Three Paintings:

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Owens, Jesse

Jesse Owens from Enchanted Learning - good and easy to read.

Who is Jesse Owens? - be sure to click on next page at the bottom until you have read all 5 pages

Many Student Reports on Jesse Owens - Type Jesse Owen on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Jesse Owens - Biography

Jesse Owens - Photos - click on the photos to make them bigger.

Jesse Owens - Quotes

Jesse Owens - Achievements

Jesse Owens in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to read everything!

Owens Pierced a Myth

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Parks, Rosa

My Story: Rosa Parks - excellent site!

Rosa Parks - great site!

Rosa Parks - easy to read site 1

Rosa Parks - easy to read site 2

Rosa Parks - easy to read site 3

Rosa Parks - easy to read site 4

My Story: Rosa Parks
- excellent site!

Rosa Parks - great site!

Rosa Parks Profile

Good Wikipedia info on Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks, the Woman who Changed a Nation - good stuff here

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Pasteur, Louis

Louis Pasteur - French Chemist

Louis Pasteur

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Potter, Beatrix

Wikipedia article on Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter - a wonderful site - click on the links to see places she saw.

The Illustrator's Project - good info and photos including Beatrix as an old lady. Click on the photos to make htem bigger.

Photo of Beatrix as a young girl

A listing of books by Beatrix Potter

A large biography of Beatrix

Photo of Beatrix

Beatrix Potter, Scientist - high reading level, but it shows her interest in science.

Quotations

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Princess Diana

The Life of Princess Diana - good site - click the link at the bottom of each page to read more

Princess Diana 1961 - 1997, click on the links to get info.

Diana, Princess of Wales

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Ride, Sally

Sally Ride

Sally Kristen Ride

First American Woman in Space

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Ripkin Jr., Cal

Cal Ripkin Worship Page

Cal Ripkin batting statistics

A Biography of Cal Ripkin Jr. - good site

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Roosevelt, Eleanor

Eleanor Roosevelt Tribute to Greatness

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT1884 - 1962 - fine site

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Roosevelt, Theodore

Theodore Roosevelt – basic information about him and his family.

Photo biography of Roosevelt - this is very good! Be sure to scroll down!

Timeline - this is very good too!

Theodore Roosevelt – good report by a 5th grade student

Biography of Theodore Roosevelt

Photos of Roosevelt and links to many things.

Many Students' Reports on Theodore Roosevelt - Type Theodore Roosevelt on the first Line and click on Search. Then click on the links.

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Ross, Betsy

The Betsy Ross House

Betsy Ross House

The Betsy Ross House Virtual Tour

Betsy Ross - How to make a 5 pointed star

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Ruth, Babe

Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum – good simple bibliography

Babe Ruth Biography.

Babe Ruth Statistics

Babe Ruth Timeline - good site

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Sacajawea

Sacagawea - easy to read

Sacagawea Hero History Site!

Neat 4th-5th Grade Class Report on Sacajawea

Sacajawea on Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to read the information!

Sacajawea (Boat Launcher) or Sacagawea (Bird Woman) - Shoshoni

Woman Spirit - nice site with Indian music

Sacajawea - short article

Sacajawea - easy to read article.

Many Students' Reports on Sacajawya - Type Sacajawea on the first Line and click on Search. Then click on the links.

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Dr. Seuss

Student Hero Reports on Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss from Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down - there's tons of info here!

Suessville - Click the links on the lower right corner to read all about his life!

Dr. Suess' Biography - good site!

Dr. Suess from Infoplease - read the middle column for lots of information

Short Article on Dr. Seuss

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Tubman, Harriet

Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad - produced by 2nd graders

Neat Children's Site on Harriet Tubman!

Harriet Tubman - easy to read 1

Harriet Tubman - easy to read 2

Harriet Tubman - easy to read 3

Harriet Tubman - easy to read 4

Great 2nd grade site on Harriet - be sure to click on each of the many links!

Harriet Tubman - good site

Jennie's Story Page presents Harriet Tubman - a nicely written and illustrated story by an elementary student!

The Life of Harriet Tubman from New York History Net

Many Students' Reports on Harriet Tubman - Type Harriet Tubman on the first Line and click on Search. Then click on the links.

Quotes

More Quotes

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Vinci, Leonardo da

Leonardo da Vinci - click on the links on the left side to learn about him.

Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling?

Inventor's Workshop

Paintings by Leonardo

Reasons Leonardo is Famous

Virtual da Vinci Museum Rooms - click on a picture, then hold the mouse down and move it around. There are links you can click on too.

Leonardo's Right to Left Writing

Main - great site! Click on the red wheels to explore!

What, When, Where? - click on city names on the map to see what Leonardo did in them.

The Drawings of Leonardo - click on them to make them big!

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Washington, George

Easy to Read Facts about George Washington

George Washington - easy to read!

Many Students' Reports on George Washington - Type George Washington on the first Line and click on Search. Then scroll down and check out the many links to student reports!

George Washington in Enchanted Learning - good information and fairly easy to read

George Washington's Biography - easy reading. This is a good site! Click each of the links to read about him.

George Washington in Wikipedia

Where Washington Lived - good photos of Mount Vernon

MyHero.com site - scroll down and click on any of 40 links to student hero reports about Washington!

George Washington

George Washington Elementary School 5th and Federal Streets Philadelphia

George and the Cherry Tree Story

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Woods, Granville T.

Granville T. Woods - good site

Granville T. Woods - another good site

Granville T. Woods - info on his patents

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Wright Brothers

Wright Brothers in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to read lots of info!

Wilbur and Orville Wright, a biography

The Wright Brothers

Wright Brothers Invention Process - click on "Wright Brothers' Invention Talk "to view a slide show showing how they made their planes.

Discovery Channel: See the flights - click on the videos to see animations of the flights.

Inventing the Airplane - excellent description of what they did and what they learned to make a plane that would fly. Click on the photos to make them bigger!

Now You're Flying

Biography of Orville Wright

Another Biography of Orville Wright

How We Made the First Flight, written by Orville Wright - excellent info by Orville. Lots of good photos. Be sure to click the links on the left to read all that he wrote!

Biography of Wilbur Wright

Wilbur Wright - a biography

Wilbur Wright History

Quotes from Wilbur

Quotes from Orville

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Frank, Anne

Photos and Sharing by Anne - these start when she was one day old and continue through having to hide!

Biography of Anne Frank - this is long but good.

Student Hero Report about Anne Frank

Student Report on Anne Frank - read them and see what you learn!

Holocaust Encyclopedia

Anne Frank Biography

Another Biography

Photo Site

Quotes

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Carver, George Washington

George Washington Carver - inventor

George Washington Carver - biography

George Washington Carver - good site for kids

All the produces Carver made from peanusts - excellent!

George Washington Carver - great site about this hero!

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Cobb, Ty

Ty Cobb - good info, click on the blue links for more info.

The Official Web Site of Ty Cobb - click on the blue links for lots of info

Ty Cobb - statistics

Baseball Almanac, Ty Cobb - excellent site with good info and photo

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Pavlova, Anna

Anna Pavlova - a teacher tells her not to take up dancing

Anna Pavlova - creative quotations

Anna Pavlova paper doll page. Be sure to click on page two for another paper doll costume!

Anna Pavlova - biography

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Nistelrooy, Ruud Van

The Ruud Van Nistelrooy Website

Ruud Van Nistelrooy

The Ruud Van Nistelrooy Homepage - includes photos, movies, etc.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy - includes photos and more

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Bridges, Ruby

Ruby Bridges Biography - easy to read!

Ruby Bridges - easy to read info!

Photos of Ruby Bridge

Ruby answers questions - scroll down to read them

Ruby Bridges Freedom Hero - great report by a child

Thank you from Ruby for help after Hurricane Katrina

An Interview with Ruby Bridges

My Hero - many children write why Ruby Bridges is their hero

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Robinson, Jackie

Jackie Robinson - excellent site!

Jackie Robinson 1919-1972 - written by an elementary school student!

Here's about 40 student reports on Jackie as their hero - Type in your hero's name on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!

Jackie Robinson - short biography

Jackie Robinson - good site

Photos - the photos are good

Jackie Robinson statistics

Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate - if you are a really good reader take a look at this site. It has letters and telegrams that Jackie wrote to American presidents about civil rights. Click on the links lower on the page, and then click on the letter icons on the right side of the pages.

Wikipedia article about Jackie Robinson - very complete!

The official site for Jackie Robinson - click the lins on the left. The photos link has many photos. Click on a photo to make it bigger.

Quotes

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Theresa, Mother

Mother Theresa - angel of mercy

Mother Theresa - good site

Mother Theresa - a message from Mother Theresa

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Glenn, John

John Glenn - a biography

John Glenn space pioneer

John Glenn returns to space

John Glenn - a student's report

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Ride, Sally

Sally Ride - good site

Sally Ride

Sally Ride, biographical data

Sally Ride

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Blackwell, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Blackwell, her medical career

Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell biography

Elizabeth Blackwell - the best site!

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Pocahantas

Pocahantas - the true story of this Indian princess

Pocahantas - short encyclopedia article

Wikipedia article on Pocahantas

Pocahantas - two paintings of her

Pocahantas - learn her real name!

Learn Pocahantas' name after she became a Christian

Pocahantas - a biography

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Wilder, Laura Ingalls

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl - click the orange links on the left to learn.

Many Students' Reports on Laura - Type Laura Ingalls Wilder on the first Line and click on Search. Then click on the links.

Laura Ingalls Wilder - a short history

Ask Laura a Question - ask your teacher for help asking your own questions and getting them answered.

DeSmet, South Dakota - scroll down to see the town.

Laura's Childhood Info and Photos - click on each page to read and see more!

Time Line of Laura's Life

Laura in Wikipedia - be sure to scroll down to see it all. Read the headings for each section so you can select what you want to learn about.

Quotes

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Hero History Site

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Paul Revere

Paul Revere - good site! Click on the links.

The Real Midnight Ride

The Historic Paul Revere - good biography

Paul Revere's Ride Poem by Longfellow

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Thomas Jefferson

A Typical Day in the Life of Thomas Jefferson

Biography of Thomas Jefferson

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Amelia Bloomer

Amelia Bloomer - temperance advocate

Amelia Bloomer - good info

Biography - you MUST scroll down to read about Amelia Bloomer

Amelia Bloomer info

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Jackie Robinson

Time 100: Jackie Robinson - observations about him

Jackie Robinson info

Jackie Robinson: An American Hero - good photos!

Movies of Jackie Robinson

Jackie's Statistics

Biography of Jackie, and statistics

Quotes

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John Lennon

John Lennon - some good info

John Lennon photo

John Lennon, another photo

The Legend of John Lennon - good

John Lennon audios and videos

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Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson Biography

Films made before The Lord of the Rings

Peter Jackson biography - good

Peter Jackson encyclopedia article - good

The Lord of the Rings - good info

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Mother Theresa

Mother Theresa - peacemaker, pioneer, legend.

Mother Theresa - her life.

Mother Theresa - a biography.

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Cleopatra

Cleopatra - queen of Egypt.

Cleopatra - her history plus links to Caesar and Mark Anthony.

Cleopatra's life researched by a student.

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Jane Goodall

The Jane Goodall Institute. An excellent site that includes "A Day in the Life of Jane Goodall".

Jane Goodall - the great conservationist.

Jane Goodall - Many links on this site including "Jane Goodall Quotations".

Many Student Reports on Jane Goodall - Type Jane Goodall on the first line and click search. Then click on the links for your hero. Spell carefully!.

Wikipedia article about Jane Goodall

Video of Jane Goodall talking

Jane Goodall Quotes - these give you a feel for what she thinks!

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Eugenie Clark

Wikipedia article on Eugenie Clark

Eugenie Clark - includes a neat photo of her with a bull shark.

Check this site for a photo of her.

A short biography of Eugenie Clark

The sharkman meets Eugenie Clark

Quotes

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William Clark

Biography of William Clark

Wikipedia article on William Clark

Short Biography

Long Biography

Quote

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Stephen Hawking

His web site

Wikipedia Article about Hawking

Stephen Hawking's Universe - click on the links in the blue area!

Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity

Stephen revises his opinion about black holes

Stephen and Lou Gehrig's Disease

Interview with Stephen

Quotes

Julia Morgan

Wikipedia Article on Julia Morgan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Morgan

Biography

Photos - click on the links to see many buildings she designed

Julia Morgan House and Gardens in Sacramento

Julia Morgan: the Quiet Pioneer - click on the Contents Links. This is an excellent site!

Quotes

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Barack Obama

Wikipedia article on Barack Obama - scroll down to read his early life and career

Barack Obama Biography - short and to the point

Thousands of Photos

Good History

Barack Obama on the Issues

Barack Obama Videos on the Issues

Student Report on Barack Obama

Another Student Report on Barack Obama

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