Brown, Don

A biography of Jim Thorpe, an American Indian athlete, who became the star of the 1912 Olympics.

A simple biography of the director whose silent films immortalized such slapstick clowns as the Keystone Kops, Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Ben Turpin.

Discusses the life and accomplishments of astronaut Neil Armstrong, from his childhood in Ohio to his famous moon landing.

Describes the difficulties faced by the first woman to make a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco by automobile in 1909.

Describes, in graphic novel format, the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s when dust storms raged across the heartland of the United States.

Jumping freight trains during the Great Depression leads fourteen-year-old Collie to a friendship with men and boys on their way to "somewhere else.".

Describes the significant contribution Dolley Madison made to the United States when she saved a picture of George Washington.

Introduces young readers to the history of the California gold rush, describing the journey to California, the process of panning for gold, and the fortunes that this gold brought many different people.

Presents the author's first-hand account childhood in Kenya when she was attacked by a lion that her neighbors kept as a pet.

Illustrations and simple text describe the experiences Anna Howard Shaw had while living in the North American wilderness.