Cline-Ransome, Lesa

"This ... informative picture book introduces young readers to the world of good and bad bacteria--germs"--.

Explores the life and career of jazz musician Louis Armstrong, who grew up amidst poverty and prejudices, but through mentorships, went on to introduce the world to jazz.

Hungry for learning, Lizzie and her brother Paul attend a new school built for freed slaves.

Presents the life and accomplishments of Pele, the Brazillian who has been called the king of soccer.

Describes how young African American Robert Battle had to wear leg braces, yet came to direct the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that strives to preserve African American dance culture. Presents Battle's long journey from his early life up through his teenage years when he discovered his passion for movement first in martial arts and then in ballet, and on through many years of hard work dancing for the very company he would come to direct.

A young girl helps her father, the captain of a whale boat, on a whale-watching trip and relates how her ancestors hunted whales in the same waters. Includes information on the history of whaling, whale-watching, and the conservation movement to ensure the safety of whales.

Describes how Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson came together and became the first black and white jazz band and helped create the style known as swing.

Tells the story of the boy who overcame tremendous odds to become the world champion soccer star, Pel?.

Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school.

A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement, discussing his childhood on as a slave child on a plantation, then at eight he was sold to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom.