Garnet Jackson

A simple biography of the black engineer who invented the automatic lubricator for railway systems and thus gave rise to the phrase "the real McCoy."

A brief biography of an African American inventor that describes, in rhyming text, how his lifelong interest in machines led to the invention of the traffic signal.

Examines the life of the first black man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the country.

A brief biography of the abolitionist who escaped from slavery and used his speeches and writings to lead the fight for freedom and civil rights for African Americans.

A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.

En este libro ilustrado para niños los Peregrinos viajan en barco de Inglaterra a las Américas, exploran y construyen casas, pasan un invierno muy fuerte y, en la primavera, aprenden de los indios abenakis como sembrar el maíz. En el otoño ellos y los indios wampanoagues celebran la fiesta de la cosecha y dan gracias por todo lo que tienen.

A biography of the surgeon who conducted research on the properties and preservation of blood plasma and was a leader in establishing blood banks.

Biography of Jim Thorpe, Native American olympic and professional athlete.

A biography of President Bush's Surgeon General, focusing on her childhood in Puerto Rico, personal medical problems, training and practice as a pediatrician, and opinions on today's health issues.