Quick view Listen Up!: Alexnder Graham Bell's Talking Machine by Monica Kulling Its 1876 and Philadelphia is hosting the Worlds Fair. Alexander Graham Bell arrives to demonstrate his talking machine he calls the telephone. But will anyone come to see him at the worlds most important science fair? And more importantly, will his... View Details
Quick view Leonardo Da Vinci by Kathleen Krull Painter, sculptor, anatomist, and inventor--Leonardo da Vinci explored all areas. His notebooks are mind-boggling evidence of a 15th-century scientific genius standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his ideas on observation and experimentation View Details
Quick view Who Was Bruce Lee? by Jim Gigliotti Bruce Lee was Chinese-American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philosopher. Although he died at the young age of 32, Lee is widely considered to be the one of the most influential martial artists of all time. Illustrations. View Details
Quick view Who Is George Lucas? by Pam Pollack As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time. He is a producer, screenwriter, director and entrepreneur whose Industrial Light and Magic transformed visual effects... View Details
Quick view Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore by Tina Nichols Coury  Lincoln Borglum was a young boy when his father, the great sculptor Gutzon Borglum, began work on Mount Rushmore. But the work would never be finished by Gutzon. It would be his son who would complete the 14-year task and present America with one of... View Details
Quick view Different Like Coco by Elizabeth Matthews Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was always different--and she vowed to prove that being different was an advantage. The rags-to-riches story of the fashion and cultural icon plays out in this picture-book biography as full of style and spirit as its heroine... View Details
Quick view Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent--meek, mild, and myopic--than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure... View Details
Quick view Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Ameilia Earhart by Candace Fleming From the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnum as well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin's Almanac comes the thrilling story of America's most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. View Details
Quick view Akira to Zoltan: Twenty-Six Men Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee This companion to the bestselling "Amelia to Zora" features 26 amazing men. From Akira Kurosawa, filmmaker, to Zoltn Kodly, musical innovator, readers learn what inspired each man to change the world around him. Detailed collages draw from various... View Details
Quick view Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl Dahl tells the story of his adventures and misadventures as a child: his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924; his first automobile ride, in which he nearly lost his nose; his many canings by Headmasters; and his vacations at home in Wales with... View Details
Quick view Knots in My Yo-Yo sTring: The Autobiography of a Kid by Jerry Spinelli From first memories through high school, Newbery medalist Spinelli pens his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his bestselling fiction. Photos. View Details
Quick view Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan by Floyd Cooper Based on actual events, this story of a friendly sibling rivalry is enhanced by Floyd Cooper's stunning two-tone art. "Jump!" even features a gatefold depicting Michael Jordan's trademark leap that will send young readers soaring. View Details
