I'm Like You, You're Like Me

Engage readers' interests and imagination. These award-winning biographies feature the breathtaking, illustrations for which the On My Own books are known. Written in story format, each book features pivotal episodes that reveal what kind of person the subject is (or was) and how he or she came to be famous.

[English] Explains many different ways that children can be fair and show fairness.[Spanish] A veces es difícil ser justos porque no siempre significa hacer las cosas "por igual". Es tratar a las demás personas como quieres que te traten a ti y tener en cuenta sus sentimientos. ¿Cómo eres una persona justa?

Aura is a Roman girl who has accepted the teachings of Christianity. She adopts Christian orphans in order to protect them from persecution by the evil emperor Nero. In the face of danger, however, Aura is forced to choose between martyrdom and publicly renouncing her beliefs. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

When many think of the Constitution, they think of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin...but neither Jefferson nor Adams even signed it. Facts like this will surprise readers, while further information will enlighten them about both the crucial document called the U.S. Constitution as well as about its creation and ratification. This essential volume is a significant addition to any elementary social studies collection.