McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino

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Susan B. Anthony

2006
A brief profile of women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony and how she helped to further the cause of suffrage during the late nineteenth century that gave women the vote in 1920.

Wilbur & Orville Wright

taking flight
2004
A biography of the brothers who, in 1903, made the first powered, controlled flight in an airplane.

Jonas Salk

conquering polio
2002
Discusses the life of the medical researcher Jonas Salk and describes his discovery of the polio vaccine in 1955.

Sisters against slavery

a story about Sarah and Angelina Grimk?
1999
A biography of two sisters from a wealthy southern family who devoted their lives to the causes of abolition and women's rights.

Martha Washington

first lady
1998
Traces the life of the wife of the first president of the United States, from her childhood in Virginia through her marriage to George Washington to her role in the American Revolution and the early years of the new country's history.

Liberty or death

a story about Patrick Henry
2003
A biography of the Virginia lawyer, politician, and patriot whose great powers of speech helped inspire colonists to support the cause of American liberty at the start of the Revolutionary War.

Douglas MacArthur

2005
Presents a brief biography of Douglas MacArthur, the famous and controversial American general of World War II and the Korean War.

Albert Einstein

2004
Offers a brief introduction to the life of scientist Albert Einstein, discussing his childhood, scientific theories, and contributions to society.

Peace and bread

the story of Jane Addams
1993
A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.

Tim Berners-Lee

inventor of the World Wide Web
2010
Chronicles the career of Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the Internet, describing how he came up with the idea, why he thought it was so important, and how he made his dream a reality.

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