biography

Surveys the life of Nat Love, and African-American cowboy who became known for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting. Presented in English and Spanish.

Memoirs of the author's childhood and youth in Puerto Rico and New York City.

Profiles the civil rights leader famous for her refusal to give up a seat on the bus, which led to her arrest and the eventual overturning of the "Jim Crow" laws in the South by order of the Supreme Court.

Contains ready-to-use activities, patterns, games, craft projects and reproducible puzzles on the theme of the birthdays of the United States and of important patriots.

The author recounts his growing up in Vilnius, Lithuania and coming of age during World War I.

A biography of a Puerto Rican leader who tried to improve living conditions on his island, and served as governor from 1949-1965.

Tells the story of three friends from the inner city of Newark, New Jersey, who made a pact in high school to find a way to go to college and become doctors, and who overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve their goal, and inspire others.

A brief history of the civil rights movement in America, Rosa Parks' role in helping to abolition segregation on the busses, the March on Washington, Freedom Riders, and civil rights laws.

A biography of the Alabama African-American woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establis.

Contains fifteen short readers' theater plays on the lives of notable Americans, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman, with background information and activities to help teach key concepts and vocabulary.