Kramer, Sydelle

Profiles four women athletes who beat the odds to compete in the 1996 Olympics: Amy Van Dyken, Gail Devers, Dominique Moceanu, and Rebecca Lobo.

Presents a children's study into the life of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who in 1519, set out from Spain to circumnavigate the world.

Discusses the lives of four hockey players including Wayne Gretzky, Eric Lindros, Mario Lemieux, and Patrick Roy.

Describes how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey became the first human beings to reach the top of the world by climbing Mount Everest.

Offers biographical sketches of some of baseball's greatest batters, from Honus Wagner in the early years of the century to Willie Mays, whose career spanned the years 1951 to 1973.

Describes the lives of noted basketball players David Robinson, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Provides profiles of the women who influenced the history of the United States as wives of its presidents.

A biography of early pioneer, Daniel Boone, describing how he opened up the territory of Kentucky to settlers.

Relates the stories of five outstanding baseball pitchers, including Walter Johnson, Robert "Lefty" Grove, "Satchel" Page, Sandy Koufax, and Nolan Ryan.

Describes how and why such men as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird became great basketball players.