Examines the way Native American children lived and played growing up on the Great Plains before the advent of modern entertainment like TV and computers.
Recounts the March to the Sea, in which, Mohandas Gandi and seventy protesters marched from Ahmedabad to Dandi, in twenty-four days, to protest the laws and taxes that Great Britain put on salt.
Presents the life of playwright William Shakespeare focusing on his childhood, early education in learning Latin and the Greek drama classics. Also offers information on Shakespeare's marriage to Ann Hathaway and their children, becoming a member of a traveling group of actors and retiring to Stratford where he continued more intensive playwriting. At the close of the text contains a list of places to visit in Shakespeare's world with web addresses.
Depicts the lives of Pierre and Marie Curie and examines their partnership in scientific discoveries for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry. Discusses the impact their work had in the field of science and includes a timeline, a glossary, and an index.
Examines the life of Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution, exploring his early life and his love of insects to his later years as a respected, published scientist and author.
Presents a biography of Thurgood Marshall and outlines his battles for equal rights for minorities. Details Marshall's battle against he "Separate But Equal" rule and the Jim Crow Laws and reveals the national impact of his actions and the subsequent court ruling.
Presents a graphic novel describing the life and accomplishments of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, detailing her stand against Alabama's segregation laws on a city bus and her involvement with the Montgomery bus boycott.
