Rookie biographies

From the time he was a little boy, Neil Armstrong dreamed of flying bout how he turned his dream into realityand how his incredible drive, determination, and talent took him all the way to the moon.

An introduction to the life of the thirty-second president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose three terms in office spanned the years of the Depression and the Second World War.

Introduces to readers the life and legacy of the first female air pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while on a flight around the world.

When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.

A short biography on Pocahontas, the young American Indian girl who helped the earliest English settlers survive in their new land.

"...Introduces the youngest readers to Sacagawea--the 15-year-old American Indian who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition into the wilderness of the western United States."--Page 4 of cover.

Meet Bessie Coleman. She was the first African-American woman to earn her international pilots license. And she did so against great odds. No one in America was willing to teach a black woman to fly. Still, Bessie never gave up on her dream of becoming a world-famous aviator.

Meet Prince William and Princess Kate. William was born into England's royal family. Kate grew up in a nearby town. The two met at the University of St. Andrews and fell in love. Their marriage and two babies, George and Charlotte, were celebrated around the world. This young couple's romance continues to fascinate people everywhere.

An introductory biography of celebrity Oprah Winfrey.