juvenile sound recordings

Presents a narrative description of the life of President Barack Obama, beginning with his childhood in Hawaii, his family, his education, and professional achievements.

Rick Riordan sits with Matthew Cody to discuss his series The Kane Chronicles.

Looks at the life of African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, discussing her early years in New Orleans, her move to Chicago, and her work on behalf of civil rights.

Chronicles the life of basketball star Michael Jordan, discussing his childhood, schooling, early basketball career, legendary years with the Chicago Bulls, retirement, and other related topics.

A biography of Jesse Owens, the African-American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games.

A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.

Details the history of Russia's last royal family, the Romanovs.

A memoir of Elli Friedmann in which she tells about her experiences at Auschwitz concentration camp, where she was taken at the age of thirteen in 1944, when the Nazis invaded her native Hungary.

The author relates incidents from his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character Brian Robeson.

Examines the life and basketball career of the high-scoring player with the Chicago Bulls, who made a brief attempt to play minor league baseball in 1994.