Winter, Jonah

Looks at the life and career of Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton.

As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.

Presents brief biographies and quick facts of fourteen men who created the Constitution of the United States.

Presents profiles of fourteen Latino baseball players who, from 1900 through the 1960s, were pioneers of the sport in their home countries and the United States.

Illustrations and simple text help chronicle the life of artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, discussing how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are so unique.

A picture-book biography about the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy.

Many extraordinary women lived in the Wild West. Mary Pleasant fought against slavery. Esther Morris argued for suffrage. And Calamity Jane was a bull whacker.

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.

Verse and illustrations describe the lives of American writer Gertrude Stein and her life partner, Alice B. Toklas.

Discusses the childhood of Diego Rivera and how it influenced his art.