Scholastic biography

Traces the baseball career of the Puerto Rican who, though his life was cut short by a tragic accident, will always be remembered as an outstanding athlete and humanitarian, and the first Latin-American player to be voted to the Hall of Fame.

A retelling of the life of Pocahontas.

Describes the life and career of South African-born "Lord of the Rings" author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Presents brief biographies of twelve African-Americans who courageously fought against racism to become leaders in their fields, including Marian Anderson, Ralph Bunche, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X.

Chronicles the life of Rosa Parks--whose refusal to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955 became a symbol of the civil rights movement--up to her receival of the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 1999.

A brief biography of Ehrich Weiss, who gained renown as Harry Houdini, master magician and escape artist.

A brief biography of Ehrich Weiss, who gained renown as Harry Houdini, master magician and escape artist.

Presents a biography of Sojourner Truth, an African-American freed slave, preacher, abolitionist, and activist, and contains information on her life as slave in New York, her journey to freedom in 1827, and her efforts for civil rights through her death in 1883.

A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.