- Daniel Boone and his adventures, retold by Emily Kennedy ; illustrated by Richard Madison
- Johnny Appleseed, the grand old man of the forest, retold by Margaret Henley ; illustrated by Richard Madison
- Santiago saw things differently, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, artist, doctor, father of neuroscience, Christine Iverson ; illustrated by Luciano Lozano
- Virginia wouldn't slow down!, the unstoppable Dr. Apgar and her life-saving invention, Carrie A. Pearson ; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
- Ira Hayes, the Akimel O'odham Warrior, World War II, and the price of heroism, Tom Holm
- Davy Crockett, frontiersman, retold by Andrew Coddington ; illustrated by Matías Lapegüe