A creative minds biography

Recounts the story of the German printer credited with the invention of printing with movable type.

Follows the life and career of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use.

Profiles the career and achievements of Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute.

Profiles the career and achievements of James Weldon Johnson, who became famous as a writer and civil rights advocate for African Americans from the second decade of the twentieth century to the 1930s.

A biography of the author of The yearling, which won a Pulitzer Prize.

Tells the story of the German pianist and composer who made her professional debut at age nine and who devoted her life to music and to her husband.

Presents a brief narrative biography of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States, including information on his childhood, his education, and his achievements in politics. Includes black-and-white illustrations.