Brandt, Keith

Describes the life of the great baseball player, from his childhood as the only son of German immigrants to his triumph as star of the New York Yankees.

Follows the journey of a raindrop through the water cycle and briefly discusses the characteristics and importance of water.

A biography of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.

Focuses on events from Abraham Lincoln's youth in Kentucky and Indiana which proved influential in his later life.

A brief biography of the first great home run hitter in baseball history.

A brief biography focusing on the youth of the scientist who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium.

A brief biography of one of early America's greatest friends and defenders, Gilbert du Motier, better known through history as the Marquis de Lafayette.

Traces the career and early life of the Scottish-born sea captain who, after killing a mutineer, sailed to America, where he became a hero of the Revolution and founded the United States Navy.

Traces the boyhood years of the celebrated frontiersman who, as a Quaker in Pennsylvania, learned the skills which would make him the leader in opening up the Wilderness Road to Kentucky.

A biography of the first African-American baseball player to be accepted by a major league team.