juvenile literature

Briefly describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist known for his paintings of the South Pacific.

Children's author Helen Lester describes her life from age three to adulthood and discusses how she writes.

An introduction to the great civil rights leader.

A biography of the fifteen-year-old Iowa teenager who helped avert a train disaster in 1881 and became a national heroine.

An illustrated biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth that focuses on her experiences while her father was president of the United States.

Presents a brief biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in simple text with illustrations, including information on her achievements, and how she disappeared during her attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.

A true incident in the life of young Helen Keller in which she gets stuck in a storm and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, rescues her.

Presents a colorful children's story about the first passengers on the very first hot air balloon ride.

Presents an illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community.

Presents a memoir of what it was like to grow up in the 1950s and other almost true stories by American children's author Jon Scieszka.