Ordinary people change the world

Looks at the life and career of physicist Albert Einstein.

Discusses the life and career of Lucille Ball.

"A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement"--.

"The story of Helen Keller, who learned to read and write despite being deaf and blind, and became an activist who fought for the rights of disabled people"--Provided by publisher.

A picture book biography of George Washington.

Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

An illustrated look at the life and work of zoologist Jane Goodall.

Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black player in Major League Baseball, and his bravery changed African-American history and led the way to equality in all sports in America.

An illustrated overview of the life of Rosa Parks, focusing on her influence on civil rights.