Doreen Rappaport

Presents the life and accomplishments of the baseball legend, exploring how he broke the color barrier and overcame significant discrimination to play professional baseball.

An introduction to the life and career of America's 16th president.

A portrait of the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice describes the prejudices that challenged her pursuit of an education and a career in law, her achievements as the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court and her important contributions to high-profile cases.

During the Revolutionary War, two young sisters help a group of Boston women get coffee from a greedy merchant.

Using quotes from some of his beloved speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words, will inspire and affect you, too.

Awards: Caldecott Honor Book; Coretta Scott King Honor Book; ALA Notable Book; ALA Notable Audio Recording; Storytelling World

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Under the noses of the military, Georges Loinger smuggles thousands of children out of occupied France into Switzerland. In Belgium, three resisters ambush a train, allowing scores of Jews to flee from the cattle cars. In Poland, four brothers lead more than 1,200 ghetto refugees into the forest to build a guerrilla force and self-sufficient village. And twelve-year-old Motele Shlayan entertains German officers with his violin moments before setting...

Introduces the life of John Lennon who, as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, sought to make the world a better and more peaceful place than the one in which he was raised.

Describes the life of the animator and visionary, from his childhood in rural Missouri to his legendary stature as a film and television icon.

"A picturebook biography of Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation."--Provided by publisher.