Introducing Sterling Biographies
Packed with information, and filled with unique images that range from rare documentary photographs and artwork to maps and personal artifacts, Sterling Biographies are simply riveting. Featuring first-person accounts and dramatic events related in an intimate and accessible style, these biographies are perfect for readers ages 9 and up. Helpful sidebars, timelines, and glossary definitions will enhance understanding of history’s most fascinating figures.
The first set of biographies focus on Presidents and First Ladies and are available just in time for Presidents’ Day. Download the discussion questions for your next lesson.
Sterling Point
Sterling Point is our new, non-fiction series that brings the drama and adventure of history to young readers. Written by master storytellers and historians—including William Shirer, Alistair MacLean and John Gunther—these classic books have entertained generations. Now available with a striking contemporary design and newly illustrated with maps, these books prove that true stories about real historical figures can be just as compelling and exciting as fiction. Click here for a complete list of titles in the Sterling Point series
Discussion Guides For Teachers
Here are some helpful study questions from our Sterling Biographies, Unabridged Classics, and Classic Starts lines
Sterling Biographies
George Washington: An American Life
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A National Hero
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Courageous Spirit
John F. Kennedy: Voice of Hope
Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Freedom
Unabridged Classics
The Swiss Family Robinson
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Heidi
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Classic Starts
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Oliver Twist
Frankenstein
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robinson Crusoe Study Questions