Grade 6 Independent Read

Voices in History

History & Geography

Alexander Graham Bell

Voice of the Future

From the moment Alexander Graham Bell was born, communication was at the center of life: his father was a speech instructor, and his mother was...

By Katy S. Duffield

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Voices in History

History & Geography

Booker T Washington

Turning Nothing Good into Something Fine

Little Booker’s life began without a last name, without a father, and without freedom. His first years were spent in slavery, laboring from the age...

By Dionna L. Mann

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Adventures in History

History & Geography

The Gilded Age 🎧

Stone by Stone

In her little corner of New York City, Lizzie shares a single room in Mrs. Kelly’s boarding house with her two younger brothers and their...

By Colleen Paeff

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Voices in History

Science

Marie Curie

The Invention of Knowledge

In the late 1800s, Poland was occupied and ruled by Russia. Schools were forced to teach only in Russian, and women were banned from higher...

By Beth Kephart

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Voices in History

Language Arts

Maya Angelou

Finding Her Voice

For years, a young Maya Angelou lost the will to speak. One day, she was given a book of poems in which she once again...

By Glenda Armand

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Voices in History

History & Geography, Science

Thomas Edison 🎧

How a Boy Who Learned Differently Changed the World

Could a boy who struggled to learn in school grow up to be a man who changed the world? The answer to that question is—yes....

By Nancy Churnin

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Voices in History

Visual Arts

Vincent Van Gogh

Art of the Heart

You may know the sunflowers, lily pads, and swirling night sky of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s remarkable paintings. But Vincent never created art for...

By Nancy Churnin

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