Central Kansas Library System

A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.

The brief account of the life of the "Father of Our Country. "

Relates the life story of the first Black man to play baseball in the major leagues.

Surveys the life of Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his work as an inventor and statesman.

A brief biography of the woman who overcame her handicaps of being both blind and deaf.

A simple biography of the nineteenth-century Danish author known for his fairy tales.

Depicts the life and career of John F. Kennedy.

A biography of the biologist whose writings helped initiate the environmental movement.

An easy-to-read biography of the famous explorer who became one of the first people to sail to America.

An introduction to the life of the Commander in Chief of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.