Beginning biographies

Describes the life of Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, covering her childhood in Barbados and Brooklyn and her political career.

A brief biography of Dr. Charles Drew, an American physician who researched in the field of blood transfusions.

Presents a brief illustrated biography of sculptor Selma Burke, covering her work as a nurse and desire from a young age to become an artist, her time as a teacher at the Harlem Art Center in New York, establishment of the Selma Burke School of Sculpture, and many other achievements.

Examines the life of the first African-American man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the United States.

A biography of the Puerto Rican baseball player, Roberto Clemente, who was killed in a plane crash while delivering aid to survivors of a Nicaraguan earthquake.

Profiles the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneers who invented the first successful airplane.

Profiles the life of Helen Keller (1880-1968) who overcame immense obstacles to became an author and public speaker, and the first deaf-blind person to earn a college degree.