McKissack, Fredrick

Clayton Banks finds himself in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement when his brother returns home from college, bringing his violent beliefs with him.

Jomo Rogers, a naturally talented athlete, starts taking performance enhancing drugs in order to be an even better high school football player, but finds his life spinning out of control as his game improves.

Surveys the history of African-Americans in basketball, from the beginning of the sport to the present, discussing individual teams and players and the integration of the National Basketball Association.

Encourages basic counting skills in young children with photographs of native wetland animals and landscapes, and focuses on numbers one through ten.

Introduces young children to basic numbers while they learn about different animals found in the Tundra.

Introduces the numbers one to ten through a look at the different animals and features of the temperate forest.

Presents a simple counting book that features different animals and plants of the tropical rain forest.

Introduces readers to the numbers one to ten while providing information about different animals found in the ocean.

Children can count from one to ten as they read about the different animals and plants found in the grasslands.

Introduces numbers to young children as they learn about the different animals, plants, and features of the desert.