Winter, Jonah

In the spring of 1987, the town of Islip, New York, with no place for its 3,168 tons of garbage, loads it on a barge that sets out on a 162-day journey along the east coast, around the Gulf of Mexico, down to Belize, and back again, in search of a place willing to accept and dispose of its very smelly cargo.

Young Paul Revere and his friends form a club whose members ring the bells at Christ Church, an experience which teaches him responsibility and other lessons that he uses as an adult.

A picture book biography of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall that describes his life and career and covers the court cases he argued and won that proved that separate is not equal.

Presents a children's illustrated biography of baseball great Roberto Clemente who played for the Pittsburg Pirates from 1955 until his untimely death in an airplane crash in 1972.

A visual profile of baseball star Willie Mays, tracing his Birmingham childhood, achievements in the Negro Leagues, and fame as a center fielder for the Giants.

A tribute to the renowned modern artist explains how he rebelled creatively against his many critics and disregarded the opinions of his contemporaries to paint according to his own inspiration.

Profiles fourteen Latin American stars in baseball history, including Jose? Me?dez, Cristo?bal Torriente, and Roberto Clemente.

Presents a children's illustrated biography of baseball great Roberto Clemente who played for the Pittsburg Pirates from 1955 until his untimely death in an airplane crash in 1972.

Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed, her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination.

A picture book biography of Elvis Presley told in single page chapters that highlight key moments in Presley's life.