A Rookie biography

Tells about the life and works of English author Rudyard Kipling.

Story of the life and career of composer Franz Joseph Haydn.

Life story of Roy Campanella who was one of the first African-American baseball players in the major leagues.

A brief account of the life of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer, from his acclaim as a child prodigy through his prolific musical career to his early death in 1791 at age thirty-five.

Examines the life of the humanitarian who pursued medical missionary work in the jungles of Africa while developing his spiritual beliefs about the value of all life.

A biography of the German toy maker, stricken during childhood by polio, whose company became famous for its teddy bears.

A simple biography of the famous band leader and composer who was known as the March King.

A simple biography of Samuel Clemens, who grew up on the Mississippi River and gained literary renown under the name Mark Twain.

A simple biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Describes the athletic achievements and philanthropic deeds of the professional baseball player who died in a plane crash in 1972.