Picture book biography

Follows the life of the popular president, from his childhood on the frontier to his assassination after the end of the Civil War.

A brief biography of the woman who overcame her handicaps of being both blind and deaf.

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.

Depicts the life and career of John F. Kennedy.

A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.

An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States.

An introduction to the genius with a curious mind who loved to experiment and who invented the phonograph, light bulb, movie camera, and numerous other items.

A brief biography of the African American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture.

An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century.

"Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to helping American farmworkers. As a child growing up in California during the Great Depression, he picked produce with his family. Cesar saw firsthand how unfairly workers were treated. As an adult, he organized farmworkers into unions and argued for better pay and fair working conditions. He was jailed for his efforts, but he never stopped urging people to stand up for their rights."--Amazon.com.

This introduction to Alexander Hamilton highlights his part in the American revolution, his influence of the modern monetary system, and his death.