biographies

Discusses the rivalry between Robert Peary and Frederick Cook and their race to be the first explorer to reach the North Pole.

A biography of soul musician Ray Charles that discusses his struggles with blindness and success in the music industry.

A brief overview of the life and career of musician Prince.

Simple text and illustrations provide a biography of President Donald Trump.

Features dinosaur parodies of notable authors describing the authors' lives and work followed by brief biographies for the actual authors.

A biography of Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

A simple look at the life and art of Paul Cezanne.

"[Profiles the lives and achievements of] Orville and Wilbur Wright ... Inspired by a fierce worldwide competition to become the first to invent a machine that could fly and be controlled by a passenger, the brothers invented several prototypes. At last on December 17, 1903, the pioneering flight was achieved. The brothers went on to found the Wright Company, which built airplanes for the rising new industry of commercial aviation"--Provided by publisher.

"Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works? Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and made a discovery that changed the field forever. Wu came to the United States to study physics. Soon she was a sought-after physics professor. As an expert in the field, she left teaching to work on secret government programs. She even helped disprove a major law of physics. But how did she get there? Find out how Wu's persistence drove her contributions in the field of physics"--Back cover.

A brief biography of educator and writer Noah Webster, famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language, with ficticious editing remarks by Noah.