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Miracle: Bobby Allison and the saga of the Alabama gang
Par Peter Golenbock. 2006
The author of American Zoom (RC 47516) showcases the Allison family of stock car fame. Follows brothers Eddie, Bobby, and…
Donnie from their hardscrabble start on Florida dirt tracks to fame and fortune on the NASCAR circuit. Discusses horrible crashes and heart-rending accidental deaths that haunt the family. 2006Hanni and Beth: safe & sound
Par Beth Finke, Anthony Alex LeTourneau. 2007
Seeing Eye dog Hanni describes her routine duties to guide and protect her partner Beth, a woman who is blind.…
Both Hanni and Beth provide personal notes about their background. For grades K-3. ASPCA award. 2007Barack Obama: working to make a difference (Gateway Biography Ser.)
Par Marlene Targ Brill. 2006
Biography of U.S. senator from Illinois, from his childhood to his announcement to run for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.…
Chronicles his school years and his early career promoting civil rights. Describes his experiences as the child of a white mother and an African father. For grades 5-8. 2006Mississippi sissy
Par Kevin Sessums. 2007
Former Vanity Fair editor describes his Jackson, Mississippi, youth in the 1950s and 1960s. Recounts his parents' early deaths, the…
sexual abuse he suffered, his introduction to the arts and gay communities, and his association with journalist Frank Hains. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2007Onward: a photobiography of African-American polar explorer Matthew Henson (Photobiographies)
Par Dolores Johnson. 2006
Biography of Matthew Henson (1866-1955), the adventuresome son of sharecroppers, who traveled with Admiral Robert E. Peary to Nicaragua in…
1887 and to the North Pole in 1909. Discusses Henson's rise from manservant to trusted expeditionary, the effect on his family life, and delayed professional recognition. For grades 5-8. 2006Positively ADD: real success stories to inspire your dreams
Par Edward M. Hallowell, Catherine A. Corman. 2006
Profiles seventeen adults with attention deficit disorder--ADD--who use its special qualities to achieve success. Includes biographies of political advisor James…
Carville, professional athletes, a police officer, a Rhodes scholar, a physician, entrepreneurs, and others. Written by authors who have children with ADD. For junior and senior high readers. 2006The man who went to the far side of the moon: the story of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins
Par Bea Uusma Schyffert. 2003
1969. Chronicles what Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins did, saw, and thought during America's first lunar-landing mission. Relates how teammates…
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and took mankind's first steps on the moon, while Collins piloted Columbia solo fourteen times around the moon. For grades 4-7. 2003The boy who drew birds: a story of John James Audubon / by Jacqueline Davies
Par Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet. 2004
Recounts how passionately the young Frenchman who made his home in America loved birds. Describes the numerous drawings and paintings…
he made of birds, their nests, and eggs and reveals the way he determined whether migrating birds return to the same place in the spring. For grades 2-4. 2004Boy on Fairfield Street: how Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seuss
Par Kathleen Krull, Steve Johnson, Lou Fancher. 2004
Introduces the renowned writer and illustrator Ted Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, author of The Cat in the Hat (DB…
33062) and others. Describes Ted's childhood in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he lived near both the zoo and the library; also discusses his career. For grades 3-6. 2004Touching the sky: the flying adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Par Louise Borden, Peter M. Fiore, Trish Marx. 2003
Biographies of the Wright brothers and a description of their extraordinary achievements, mostly two events of September 1909. As Wilbur…
Wright dazzled New Yorkers with a spectacular flying demonstration, Orville set amazing flight records at an exhibition in Germany. Includes an aviation timeline. For grades 2-4. 2003My first Bible
Par Pat Alexander, Leon Baxter. 2002
Sixty-four Bible stories retold in simple language appropriate for young children. Half the tales are from the Old Testament beginning…
with the creation of the world in Genesis. The second half are from the New Testament about Jesus' life on earth. For grades K-3. 1997Baseball Hall of Famer's daughter illustrates nine values--including courage, determination, teamwork, integrity, citizenship, and justice--her father exemplified, using events from…
his own and others' lives. Includes commentary by and about Christopher Reeve, Muhammad Ali, and Michael Jordan. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Helen Keller: rebellious spirit
Par Laurie Lawlor. 2001
Biography of the blind and deaf girl whose spirit knew no limitations. Discusses Keller's achievements in the context of the…
social expectations for women and people with disabilities in the early twentieth century. Describes her disappointments and frustrations as well as her accomplishments. For grades 5-8. 2001A picture book of Louis Braille (Picture Book Biographies)
Par David A Adler, David A. Adler, John C. Wallner, Alexandra Wallner, John Wallner. 1997
Presents the life of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who was accidentally blinded as a child. Louis Braille originated the raised dot…
system of reading and writing used throughout the world by visually impaired individuals. For grades K-3. 1997Charles Dickens: the man who had great expectations
Par Diane Stanley, Peter Vennema. 1993
Follows the life and writing career of Charles Dickens, the famous nineteenth-century English novelist whose works include David Copperfield (DB…
22325), Oliver Twist (DB 22868), and A Christmas Carol (DB 43546). Describes his advocacy for needy children. For grades 4-7. 1993A long and uncertain journey: the 27,000 mile voyage of Vasco da Gama (Great explorers book)
Par Joan E Goodman, Joan Goodman, Joan Elizabeth Goodman, Tom McNeely. 2001
Stone girl, bone girl: the story of Mary Anning (Orchard HC Picture Books)
Par Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley. 1999
A brief biography of a young English fossil hunter in the early 1800s. Describes how Mary Anning learns about treasures…
in the rocks and how at age twelve she makes an important scientific discovery--bones of a sea monster that are 165 million years old. For grades K-3. 1998Flora and Tiger: 19 very short stories from my life
Par Eric Carle. 1997
The author/illustrator of such books as The Very Hungry Caterpillar (DB 24609) tells about animals and insects, friends and relatives,…
and himself in Germany during his childhood and World War II; also brief sketches of life after his arrival in the United States. For grades 4-7Wilma unlimited: how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman
Par Kathleen Krull, David Diaz. 1996
African American Wilma Rudolph weighed only four pounds when she was born in 1940, and she had nineteen older brothers…
and sisters. Childhood polio left her leg paralyzed, but Wilma exercised until she not only walked but became an Olympic gold medal runner. For grades 2-4I had a lot of wishes
Par James Stevenson. 1995
When I was young, I had lots of wishes. I wished for something to happen, I wished for something not…
to happen, or I wished I could get something I didn't have--or at least borrow it. Some wishes were big, and some were small. Then one summer, I wished I could go to camp, and I finally got my wish! But when I got to camp, I had another wish. For grades K-3