cartoons and comics

Presents a biography of Betsy Ross written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the legend that she designed and sewed the first American flag.

Traces the life and accomplishments of stunt pilot Bessie Coleman in a graphic novel format. Features full-color photographs, a glossary, and a list of resources for further study.

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.

Presents a graphic novel describing the life, accomplishments, and murder of Medgar Evers, a NAACP fighter for African-American civil rights.

Uses a graphic novel format to illustrate the march on Washington and Martin Luther King's delivery of his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Davy Crockett tames the American frontier in Texas and fights against the Mexicans in the Battle of the Alamo.

An account of how Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs developed the personal computer and continued to make improvements to the machines after creating the Apple computer company. Presented in graphic format.

Chronicles the life of Pope John Paul II from his birth in Poland to his death in 2005. Presented in graphic novel form.

Presents the Wright brothers' story in comic book format, chronicling Orville and Wilbur's unsuccessful flying attempts and ultimate success at Kitty Hawk in 1903.