Malaspina, Ann

Around 1820 Harriet Tubman was born into slavery and suffered greatly before her escape to freedom. After her escape she rescued more than 70 slaves, worked as a nurse, a cook, and led spy missions into Confederate territory.

This book presents a history of Lebanon, a small slice of land on the edge of Asia that sits on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and explains that Lebanon today has a national unity government with a Maronite Christian as president.

Text and illustrations look at Susan B. Anthony's arrest and trial for voting in the president election of 1872.

Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.

George Washington, worried that his troops are not a match for the mighty British army, is inspired by a poem written to him by Phillis Wheatley, a former slave, who knew what it was like to long for freedom.

Shows the life and times of Phillis Wheatley and George Washington who did so much to lay the foundation of our country.

Examines the history of China under the leadership of Mao Zedong, discussing the influences on his early life, the origins of his participation in the Communist Party, the formation of the People's Republic of China, the Cultural Revolution, and other topics.

Discusses issues relating to children's rights such as equal access to education, health care, rights in schools, and the juvenile justice system.