Greene, Carol

Describes the function and structure of the Supreme Court and gives a brief overview of some important cases and well-known justices.

Describes what happens when a fire alarm goes off at a firehouse, from firefighters racing to a fire scene to the rescue of a cat from a burning building.

Simple text and photographs describe what police officers do.

A simple biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Describes the athletic achievements and philanthropic deeds of the professional baseball player who died in a plane crash in 1972.

A biography of the first African-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.

A biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who actually lived in the little houses about which she wrote.

Relates the life story of the first African-American to play baseball in the major leagues.

A brief biography of the American Indian princess who as a young girl befriended John Smith, saving him from death at the hands of her father, and later was very helpful to the colonists at Jamestown.

A simple biography of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with disease.