juvenile literature

Focuses on events from youth of a missionary who was the first white woman to cross the Rocky Mountains.

A biography of the African-American woman who helped over 300 slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and was never caught herself.

Traces the life of the African-American woman orator who spoke out against slavery throughout New England and the Midwest.

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

A simple biography of the blind and deaf woman who spent her life writing and helping others with similar disabilities.

A biography of the aviation pioneer who was considered a tomboy in her childhood.

A simple biography of the pilot who became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.

Explores the different colors found in Mexico's nature and history.

An introduction to the land and people of India accompanied by instructions on how to read and pronounce the numbers one through ten in Hindi.

Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about bats when they accidentally transform the Magic School Bus and then themselves into creatures of the night while trying find out what their teacher has done with their parents.