Follows the adventures of Moll Flanders from her birth in Newgate Prison to her final position of wealth and stature in bustling seventeenth-century London.
"Narrative nonfiction book focused on the drama, adventure, and suspense of Sybil Ludington's nighttime ride to alert local militia of British invasion in the American Revolutionary War."--Provided by publisher.
Illustrations and photographs describe the life and reign of seventeenth-century Swedish queen, Christian, who assumed the throne at age six after the death of her father.
Presents a short biography of Elizabeth I, and chronicles her royal birth and childhood, the Tudors, exile and eventual imprisonment in the Tower, her ascension to the throne, her rivals, and legacy.
Tells the life story of activist Rosa Parks, describing her childhood in segregated Alabama and her work in the civil rights movement, including her historic refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus and her involvement in the Montgomery bus boycotts.
Rhyming verse chronicles the life of Charley Parkhurst, an orphan who grew up to become a legendary stagecoach driver, and whose death revealed a surprising secret.
Shares the stories of fourteen women from throughout American history who stood up for their beliefs, including poet Anne Bradstreet, abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, and suffragette Carrie Chapman Catt.
Presents a short biography of Elizabeth I, and chronicles her royal birth and childhood, the Tudors, exile and eventual imprisonment in the Tower, her ascension to the throne, her rivals, and legacy.
