"This photo-illustrated book for early readers gives examples of what teachers teach, and what they do before and after school"--Provided by publisher.

"During the school year, we often spend more time with our teachers than anyone else. But how much do we really know about the men and women behind report cards and recess? This title uses exciting photos and informative text to provide a comprehensive overview of the special people who help them learn. Additional features include a table of contents, informational captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index,...

A biography of the black woman who devoted her life to helping her people achieve education and justice.

A biography of the Negro woman who struggled to educate herself, then spent the rest of her life working to educate and help others.

Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who fought bigotry and racial injustice and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.

Traces the life of the woman selected as the first teacher-in-space and her tragic death in the Challenger space shuttle explosion. Includes information on setting goals.

Examines the life and times of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who developed the system of raised dots by which blind people read and write.

Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. And so he invented his own alphabet--a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.