Kulling, Monica

A picture book biography of Sara Josephine Baker who became a doctor when most medical schools were closed to women. After graduating in 1898, she worked for the New York Public Health Department in neighborhoods of poor immigrant families where she treated their babies and children.

Simple text and illustrations explore the life of Zamboni inventor Frank Zamboni.

Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Alexander Hamilton, including his early years as an orphan in the West Indies, his role in the Revolutionary War, and his contributions as America's first secretary of the treasury.

An overview of the life of Alexander Hamilton, from his childhood as an orphan to his duel with Aaron Burr.

Simple text and illustrations explore the life of Zamboni inventor Frank Zamboni.

Mary Anning, considered the world's greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative recreation of her childhood in early nineteenth-century Lyme Regis.

In 1911, 146 workers died in the shocking Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City. Morgan decided to invent a safety hood for firefighters-- but people weren't interested in buying his safety hood when they discovered its inventor was black. When an explosion trapped workers in a tunnel under Lake Erie in 1916, his hoods were rushed to the scene and used to rescue as many men as possible. Developed further, Garrett's invention came to save thousands of soldiers from chlorine gas in the trenches of World War I.

Presents for young readers an overview of how George Eastman came into photography and created the Kodak camera.

Presents a biography of Margaret Knight, detailing the events that led up to her invention of a machine capable of creating flat-bottom paper bags.