This selection is meant to encourage readers to become more familiar with topics and aspects related to the field of social sciences along with the power of education and leadership. Commitment and Courage are two character traits that may be infused in the teaching of educational standards designed to promote learning and overall positive growth and development.

Is there anyone in your family, or do you know anyone who served in the military, or maybe even fought in a war? Well, Doc Cee has someone very close to him who served in the United States Navy and fought in World War II. That person is his great granddad, one of the longest living U.S. Navy World War II military veterans. In this exciting and entertaining “UReadULead” selection, Doc Cee and his family make a trip to visit his great grandparents. After arriving, Doc Cee spends quality time with one of his most beloved male patriarchs and role models, his great granddad, Milton O. Williams. The two of them take a walk and sit down at the root of a great oak tree. There, the great granddad shares factual memories of the time when he was a very young United States Navy Seaman who fought in World War II. Read along and learn about Doc Cee’s great granddad’s courageous adventures, and whether Doc Cee will be encouraged to become a military leader one day.

Dr. Cleophas O. Jones was born in Mobile, Alabama. He is an educator with 20+ years of K-12 leadership experience at the elementary, middle, high school, and district office level, in one of the largest public school systems in the United States. He is committed to providing highly resilient, informational and infunmational literature selections designed to reach and inspire all readers, and particularly children and struggling readers. Dr. Jones is one of the best poetic children’s literature authors, ever. He believes in reading for positive acceleration, learning for productive maximization, and applying your knowledge for progressive elevation. He knows that by setting your mind to having fun when reading, then reading will become a fun mindset. Reading and leading are directly related. His literary works are dedicated to children all over the world who are inspired to read and aspire to lead…that’s all children. Dr. Jones’s implied motto speaks volumes – “UReadULead”.