juvenile literature

A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women.

An autobiography of the superstar shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.

Recounts in verse some highlights from the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Explains the significance of Columbus Day as a celebration of the first voyage made by Christopher Columbus, during which he discovered America.

Recounts in verse how Christopher Columbus planned and executed his voyage west, resulting in the claiming of new lands for Spain.

Describes how the Indian Squanto, an English-speaking Christian and former slave, whose village had been wiped out by smallpox, taught the Pilgrims the skills they needed to survive the harsh Massachusetts winter.

Describes what a kindergarten class learned about Martin Luther King, Jr., on his birthday.

Briefly recounts the life of the African American minister who devoted his life to civil rights and discusses the national holiday in his name: Martin Luther King Day celebrated on the third Monday of every January.

A simple biography of the brothers who launched the air age in 1903 when their flying machine stayed in the air for twelve seconds.

Relates the story of a fifteen-year-old Alaskan boy and his dogs as they prepare for and then run the 158-mile course of the Junior Iditarod Race.