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The riches of Oseola McCarty
Par Evelyn Coleman. 1998
Traces the youth of Oseola McCarty, an African American woman in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; her career as a laundress; and her…
rise to fame in 1995. Then age eighty-seven, she donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for needy students. For grades 3-6. 1998Ida B. Wells: mother of the civil rights movement
Par Dennis Fradin. 2000
Biography of a woman who was born a slave and became a civil rights leader. Best known for her fight…
against lynching African Americans, Wells was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Describes her accomplishments, crusades, and personal life. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000What's the deal?: Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase
Par Rhoda Blumberg. 1998
Provides historical background of the United States's purchase of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803. Discusses the negotiations by…
Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon, political implications for Spain and Britain, possibilities of war, and the young nation's actual acquisition of the vast area. For grades 5-8Ben Franklin of old Philadelphia
Par Margaret Cousins. 1980
Sally Ride: first American woman in space
Par Carole Camp. 1997
Provides biographical information on Ride's upbringing, education, and path to becoming an astronaut. Describes her training as the first woman…
to travel to space aboard the Challenger in 1983. Discusses Ride's role as mission specialist, her career in NASA through the 1986 Challenger disaster, and her professional life after leaving NASA. For grades 6-9The Shaman's nephew: a life in the far North
Par Simon Tookoome. 1999
One of the last Inuit to live the traditional nomadic life in northern Canada, Tookoome relates his experiences following the…
caribou and seals and using his skills as a hunter to feed and clothe his family. He explains how the government forced him to move into a settlement. For grades 6-9. 1999Lives of the presidents: fame, shame, and what the neighbors thought
Par Kathleen Krull. 1998
Unusual biographical facts about the personal lives of the presidents of the United States. Discusses the presidents as fathers, husbands,…
pet owners, and neighbors. Provides information on hairstyles, favorite foods, and sports and also some bad habits and fears. For grades 3-6Women in space
Par Carole Briggs. 1999
Briefly introduces the U.S. space program, then profiles nine American women and two Russians who pioneered in space exploration. Begins…
with Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman to go into space, and proceeds chronologically to Tamara Jernigan, mission specialist in 1996. For grades 4-7. 1999Cesar Chavez
Par Consuelo Rodriguez. 1991
Biography of the great Mexican American fighter for farmworkers' rights. Chavez learned what poverty meant when his family were forced…
to become migrants during the depression. He became determined to organize farmworkers for decent working conditions and fair wages, without resorting to violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1991Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
Par Don Brown. 1997
On June 9, 1909, Alice Ramsey left New York City to drive across America in a Maxwell automobile. Accompanied by…
three other women, she had to repair the car several times before finally arriving in San Francisco on August 7, 1909. The book describes the small towns, farms, railroad tracks, rivers, and mountains they passed along the way. For grades 2-4Stonewall
Par Jean Fritz. 1979
Biography of the Confederate general Thomas Jackson, who was affectionately nicknamed "Stonewall." Orphaned at age seven, he did not have…
much formal schooling. Yet he graduated from West Point at age twenty-two. Tells how his determination and self-discipline helped him fulfill his ambitions. For grades 4-7Richard Wright and the library card
Par William Miller. 1997
The amazing life of Benjamin Franklin
Par James Giblin. 2000
Biography of the renowned eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman. Traces his career from ten-year-old apprentice up to his service as…
a delegate to the Constitutional convention at eighty-one. Discusses his civic contributions and scientific experiments as well as his fateful decision to support the colonies' revolution. For grades 3-6. 2000Where am I?: the story of maps and navigation
Par A. G Smith. 1997
A history of how people learned to identify their physical location in the world. Traces the development of maps from…
birch bark and clay tablets dated 2300 B.C. to the techniques of aerial photography. Follows navigational skills from Eratosthenes's astronomical experiments to the discovery of the compass and the use of satellites. For grades 5-8Pioneer girl: growing up on the prairie
Par Andrea Warren. 1998
Recounts the life of Grace McCance, whose family settled a Nebraska homestead in 1885 when she was only three years…
old. Grace and her sisters helped to work the farm as they contended with bugs, snakes, blizzards, and wildfires. Based on her memoirs. For grades 4-7Lives of the artists: masterpieces, messes (and what the neighbors thought)
Par Kathleen Krull. 1995
Portraits of nineteen artists, providing information about their childhood years and the works that made them famous. Includes Michelangelo Buonarroti,…
Rembrandt van Rijn, Mary Cassatt, Henri Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Andy Warhol. For grades 3-6Thirty-one grade-school children interview friends and relatives about their roles in the civil rights movement. Three additional essays provide information…
on segregation, the movement to end it, and the struggle against racial discrimination and poverty. For grades 5-8All in a drop: how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world
Par Lori Alexander. 2019
Biography of the self-taught scientist known as the father of microbiology. By building his own microscope, Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding…
of the oft-invisible world around us. Explains that microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. For grades 3-6.Young, Black, and determined: a biography of Lorraine Hansberry
Par Pat McKissack. 1998
Biography of the African American playwright whose award-winning Raisin in the Sun (RC 43547) opened on Broadway in 1959. Provides…
the social and historical context in which Hansberry grew up and developed artistically. Examines her literary achievements and political activism during her thirty-four-year life. For grades 5-8 and older readersIsaac Asimov: master of science fiction
Par Karen Judson. 1998
Biography of the prolific science fiction and nonfiction author of almost five hundred books. Discusses his formal education, majoring in…
chemistry, and his subsequent choice of writing as a career. Considers Asimov's place in science fiction history. Contains a chronology and a list of selected books. For grades 6-9. 1998