The Little Legends Series: Children's Books that Inspire Character & Teach History

Written by Calvin G. Sims, Sr. and skillfully illustrated by Diane Burkett-Tanner, Lawman is the same story that has captivated audiences from Savannah to San Francisco for the past ten years. The story is packed with the same excitement, the same powerful character lessons, and the same inspiration that have made Storyteller programming an integral part of many teacher's lesson plans.

Lawman is the first of the six book series based on the true stories told by Master StoryTeller, Calvin G. Sims. Many schools have enjoyed these stories through the years and can all attest to the power they have in motivating and inspiring young students to read more and to take a more active role in the classroom activities.

Just as StoryTellers programming has inspired children towards excellence. These book will motivate and inspire young minds to reach for their goals with character. The heroic stories of true American Heroes teach more than history, they teach hope. Hope for a brighter American future.

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In the book, LAWMAN: THE BASS REEVES STORY, Mr. Calvin Sims brings his considerable talent as a masterful storyteller in the oral tradition to the written word. This is a children’s book which brings important characters and events in our nation’s history alive! Bass Reeves works his way from slave, to soldier in the Civil War, to a freed cowboy, to the first African American United States Deputy Marshall in the law-troubled developing West. Bass is greatly respected by all who pass through his life as a man of great character and integrity. Young children will love to have this book read to them as an exciting bedtime story. Older children, in grades 3 – 6, will be drawn to reading this adventure story on their own, as it is written in a very readable style and the story will easily grab their attention. They won’t even realize they are learning important history and important life values! Mr. Sims has made the learning of history an exciting, adventurous trip back in time. LAWMAN: THE BASS REEVES STORY is the first of a planned series of true historical adventure books for children, called the “Little Legends Series.” I have been a librarian for eighteen years and I am very excited about this kind of literature being available for children to read. I personally hated the learning of history when I was a young student because it was presented to me in a very boring way. A series of this type is a great idea for encouraging reading, for promoting good life values, and for the education of important history involving cultural diversity. Buy this book and others like it for your public library and school media center. I highly recommend it!

Eileen Slough; Children’s Librarian
Southwest Regional Branch
Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library System