Presents a short biography on Jackie Robinson, the first African-American major league baseball player in the United States, and profiles his life and struggles against racism and segregation as well as his involvement in the Civil Rights movement.
A short biography of legendary world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali that chronicles his childhood, Olympic gold medal, professional boxing career, and the challenges of Parkinson's syndrome.
Presents a short biography on aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright and profiles their early fascination with gadgets that led to the greater challenges of powered flight.
This book introduces Venus and Serena Williams and explains that they became tennis professionals when they were around fourteen and that they have played in the most famous tennis events in the world.