Krull, Kathleen

Did everyone believe what they heard on the radio, the night before Halloween?.

A biography of C?esar Ch?avez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

Looks at how bridges to the mainland have changed life on the island of St. Helena for its largely Black population, whose Gullah culture has developed in isolation.

The lives of twenty writers, ranging from Dickens, the Brontes, Poe, Twain, Sandburg, and Langston Hughes, are profiled in this eclectic, humorous and informative collection.

Presents twenty true stories of athletes whose physical accomplishments have created a world of thrills and spills.

Profiles the lives of twenty composers and musicians, ranging from Vivaldi, Mozart, and Bach to Gershwin, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Woody Guthrie.

Shows through interviews with two Indian children the modern day American Indian world. Also describes how a school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin helps the Native American children learn computer skills along with drumming and dancing.

Three short stories feature Kevin, who doesn't want a haircut, Ramon, whose friends agree that hair problems can make you scream, and Helen, who is interested in everyone's hair.

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

A collection of stories, folklore, poetry, and songs from Ireland.