Central Kansas Library System

A biography stressing the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf.

A biography of the inventor and manufacturer who produced one of the first self-scouring plows.

Depicts the adventuresome life of Davy Crockett, showing how he lived not only a soldier's life, but a politician's life as well. Emphasizes how Crockett died a hero, fighting against the Mexicans in the famous battle of the Alamo in Texas.

Recounts the life of Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, whose decision to become a spy for General George Washington cost him his life.

Profiles the life of Helen Keller who lost her sight and hearing at the age of two and still learned to read and write despite her handicap.

This book, in graphic novel format, describes the life of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. and gives a brief summary of historical events that affected his life.

"A nonfiction "biography" of the camera, an everyday object that has become ubiquitous, starting with its origins with the discovery of certain properties of light and up through the development of the digital camera"--