Picture book biography

A simple biography of the noted African-American track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

An introduction to the genius with a curious mind who loved to experiment and who invented the phonograph, light bulb, movie camera, and numerous other items.

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane.

A biography of the Alabama African-American woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.

A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African-Americans win many battles for equal rights.

A brief account of the life of the "Father of Our Country.".

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

An introduction to the life of the Commander in Chief of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Simple text and pictures recount the life of Patrick Henry, a delegate to the Continental Congress and the first governor of Virginia.