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A brief introduction to the life of Mae Jemison.

Ann Hood reflects on her love of reading, and her early fascination with books.

Presents a biography of Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel into space in 1992 on the space shuttle Endeavour. Includes a video, which launches via a 4D app.

Traces the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

Larry Bird discusses his basketball career with the Boston Celtics, revealing the extent of his back problems which made his retirement necessary, and tells what it was like to start a new coaching career with the Indiana Pacers.

Text and photographs compare football players Tom Brady and Joe Montana.

The memoir of CIA Officer Duane Evans.

For years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo has run the lone medical clinic on the Italian island of Lampedusa. In that time he has rescued, welcomed, and cared for many of the hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants from the Middle East and Africa who have washed up on the island's shores. In this account of his life and work, Bartolo shares his quiet dignity, unshakable moral center, and inspirational message: "We can't and we won't be governed by our fears.".

This book details Mae Jemison's history and life as a scientist, doctor, astronaut, teacher, dancer, activist, and entrepreneur.

"Little Mae is a girl with big dreams, a supportive loving family, unbounded passion, and all the right stuff to dance among the stars. Against all odds, she will overcome any obstacle to become an astronaut one day"--OCLC.