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Quick view Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Line in Baseball by Matt Simmons At a time when much of the United States was still racially segregated, Jackie Robinson smashed the color barrier to become the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. Born in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers, Robinson excelled in... View Details
Quick view Calvin Klein: The Superstar of Fashion Design by Diane Dakers Calvin Klein, a boy from the Bronx, took his first clothing line of three dresses and six coats to an appointment at Bonwit Teller, New York's department store for the wealthy. Before long, he had designed a line of jeans that sold 200,000 in a week,... View Details
Quick view Sonia Sotomayor: U.S. Supreme Court Justice by Alex Van Tol Sonia Sotomayor, born of Puerto Rican parents in the Bronx, New York, became a household name when President Barack Obama nominated her to the United States Supreme Court in 2009. Her confirmation made her the country's first Hispanic Associate Justice... View Details
Quick view Irena Sendler: Bringing Life to Children of the Holocaust by Susan Brophy Down Irena Sendler was born into a Catholic family in Poland in 1910. Her father, a physician, instilled in her compassion for patients others refused to treat, particularly poor Jews. Throughout the German occupation in World War II, Irena worked tirelessly... View Details
Quick view Elie Wiesel: Holocaust Survivor and Messenger for Humanity by Diane Dakers Born in Romania in 1928, Eliezer (“Elie”) Wiesel had a childhood steeped in the traditions of his Orthodox Jewish family. From the moment of his family’s deportation to the death camp at Auschwitz and the horrors that awaited there, the teenaged Elie... View Details
Quick view Dian Fossey: Animal Rights Activist and Protctor of Mountain Gorillas by Diane Dakers For nearly two decades, Dian Fossey immersed herself in the study of mountain gorillas in Africa. She became known as a highly respected primatologista scientist who studies apes and other primatesand a fiercely devoted champion of their safety and... View Details
Quick view Wayne Gretzky: Greatness on Ice by Jessica Morrison Wayne Gretzky, known to millions of hockey fans as "The Great One," wasn't the biggest, fastest, or strongest hockey player ever, but he was without a doubt the best so far. When he retired from play in 1999, the National Hockey League retired his... View Details
Quick view Hank Aaron: Home Run Hero by Jessica Morrison In the days before performance-enhancing substances, the great Hank Aaron hit a career-record 755 home runs, a mark he held for 33 years. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Hammerin' Hank began his baseball career in the Negro Leagues when black players were... View Details
Quick view Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space (Paperback) by Tom Riddolls Sally Ride soared into outer space on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983, the youngest astronaut and the first U.S. woman in space. Just 32 years old that year, this California girl was already an accomplished astrophysicist when NASA chose her from... View Details
Quick view Chris Hadfield: Inspiring New Generations to Explore Space (Paperback) by Diane Dakers This fascinating book details the achievements of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who in December 2012, embarked on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). By the time he returned to Earth, Chris had become the first... View Details
Quick view Albert Einstein: Forging the Path of Modern Physics (Paperback) by Diane Dakers Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist and an intellectual giant of the twentieth century. This fascinating biography reveals Einsteins life story, and how his theories changed the way we looked at the universe. Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein... View Details
Quick view Amelia Earhart: Pioneering Aviator and Force for Women's Rights by Diane Dakers As a girl, Amelia Earhart aspired to a future that would take her beyond the family and medical problems of her younger years, as well as the restrictions imposed on her because she was female. Widely celebrated for her long-distance flights, she also... View Details
