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Presents a short biography on skateboarding superstar, Tony Hawk and includes a brief history of the sport as well as Hawk's achievements and accomplishments in skateboarding.

Chronicles the life and career of Oprah Winfrey from her roots as a farm girl in rural Mississippi to being the first African American woman to become a billionaire and discusses her film appearances, success as a talk-show hostess, and her humanitarian efforts in the area of child abuse.

Follows the experiences of Nicole, a teenaged French Jew, from 1943 to 1948, as she loses her parents and sister to the concentration camps and then leaves her native France to make a new life for herself in New York City.

Examines the history of the Manhattan Project which led to the development of the atomic bomb in the United States, provides scientific background on the bomb, and discusses the consequences of the use of the atom bomb during World War II.

Contains a biography of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, and includes information on his childhood, military career, and political life. Includes time line, bibliography, and index.

Traces the life of the man who has been called our nation's first modern president.

A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American man to play in the white major leagues, who was determined to fight for his rights and the rights of all African-American people on and off the baseball diamond.

Presents an account of the Civil War using photographs taken under the direction of Mathew B. Brady, a famous New York photographer of the day, and provides information on the life and times of Brady as well as the Civil War. Includes notes and bibliography.

A brief history of American women's fight for voting rights.

Combines photographs, illustrations, and text in an exploration of the life of Helen Keller, a woman who lost her vision and hearing at the age of two, but went on, with the help of her teacher Annie Sullivan, to become a world-famous speaker and writer.