A brief biographical sketch of Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest figures in the American civil rights movement.

The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this portrait of a truly great American president. From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong. The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this portrait of a truly great American president. KADIR NELSON illustrated two Caldecott Honor Books: Moses and...

An introduction to the life and legacy of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan.

This powerfully illustrated picture book biography tells the courageous life story of Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation.
As a child in Oklahoma, Wilma Mankiller experienced the Cherokee practice of Gadugi, helping each other, even when times were hard for everyone. But in 1956, the federal government uprooted her family and moved them to California, wrenching them from their home, friends, and traditions....

"A biography of astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa."--