In the 1930s most girls were happy playing with dolls. But one girl, Betty Skelton, liked playing with airplanes, watching them fly around outside, and even flying airplanes herself! She lived for an adventure - in the air, the water, and on land - and nothing could stop her, especially not being a girl. When Betty Skelton was young there weren't many women flying airplanes or racing cars, but she wouldn't let that stop her. She was always ready to...

Hailing from the Tremâe neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.

A biography of the man renowned for his scientific inventions, popular writings, and political leadership.

Describes the life and notable accomplishments of the eighteenth-century American printer, statesman, writer, and inventor.

A biography of Harriet Tubman written in verse, in which poem and watercolor come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.

Introduces the life of the teenage girl who dreamed of becoming a writer someday, but who died in a Nazi death camp withouth seeing her diary become famous around the world.

An introduction to a great civil rights leader.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to Sara Seager.

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