Claims to Fame 2
Grades 3–4

 

 

Claims to Fame 2 contains 14 biographies of people from a variety of careers. The following biographies are included:
• Jerry Yang
• Elizabeth Cochrane
• Dr. Susan Scott
• Jose Marti
• Patricia Jean Billings
• Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
• Katherine Switzer
• Al Hirschfeld
• Sarah Breedlove Walker
• Sam Wanamaker
• Dr. Sara Josephine Baker
• Maya Lin
• Jaime Laredo
• Eliza Lucas Pickney

The brief stories, running from one-and-a-half to three pages as the series advances, are accompanied by black-and-white photos showing the person or his or her work. Three exercises—Thinking about What You Have Read, Working with Words, and Writing Skills—check comprehension, expand vocabulary, and offer writing opportunities.

Skills Addressed