Notable Missourians is a nonfiction book series for young readers in grades 3 to 6 about people who contributed to Missouri’s history or culture and who were born or lived in Missouri. Topics represent significant time periods or trends in Missouri history and introduce students to stories of lesser-known historic figures.
Each full-color 48-page book is vividly illustrated with artistic drawings and historical pictures and maps to bring the text to life and is filled with details designed to be a valuable resource for students at the appropriate age level. The Introduction and Legacy sections help students identify major ideas and themes. Each book includes substantive information, such as first- and secondhand accounts, that are developed throughout five chapters. Each book also includes a timeline, suggestions for further reading, a bibliography of the author’s sources, and an index. Website links are listed for additional ways students may access more visual, oral, or interactive information.
The series meets the Missouri Learning Standards to build knowledge through reading and comprehension of more complex texts. Reading specialists have evaluated each text to check that it meets the appropriate reading level. A Teacher’s Resource Guide is available for each book, downloadable from a website link. This resource for young readers was designed by historians, educators, and librarians who serve as authors, editors, and advisors to the Notable Missourians series. The series was published by Truman State University Press.
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Albert Bond Lambert: Aviation Pioneer
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Alphonso Wetmore: Soldier, Adventurer and WriterMary BarileISBN: 9781612481470 (HB) |
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Andrew Taylor Still: Father of Osteopathic MedicineJason HaxtonISBN: 9781612481746 (HB)
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Buck O’Neil: Baseball’s AmbassadorJeff Gall & Micah GallISBN: 9781612481760 (HB) |
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Ella Ewing: The Missouri GiantessJason OffuttISBN: 9781612482064 (HB) |
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Emmett Kelley: The Greatest Clown on EarthDonald McManusISBN: 9781612481203 (HB) |
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George Caleb Bingham: Frontier Artist, Missouri PoliticianGreg OlsonISBN: 9781612482064 (HB) Published August 2017 |
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George Washington Carver: Teacher and EnvironmentalistChristine MontgomeryISBN: 9781612482149 (HB) |
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Great Walker: Ioway Leader
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Helen Stephens: The Fulton Flash
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J. C. Penney: The Man With a Thousand PartnersJason OffuttISBN: 9781612482088 (HB) |
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Jean Jennings Bartik: Computer PioneerKim D. ToddISBN: 9781612481456 (HB) |
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Jeffrey Deroine: Ioway Translator, Frontier Diplomat
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Joseph Kinney: Steamboat Captain
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Marie Meyer Fower: BarnstormerChristine MontgomeryISBN: 9781612481494 (HB) |
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Olive Boone: Frontier Woman
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Sam Nightingale: Slave, Storyteller, and Conjure Man
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Stan Musial: Baseball Hero
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William Clark: Explorer and Diplomat
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