Books with author Fredrick L. McKissack

Tells the story of the African-American singer who struggled against prejudice to become one of the great opera performers of the century.

Interviews with surviving pilots and archival photographs help tell the story of the hugely successful Tuskegee Airmen, the only African-American pilots to fight in World War II.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.

A retelling of the fairy tale about three clever goats and a nasty troll

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Recounts the life of the author and civil rights leader who blazed a trail for racial equality and human rights through his songs, poems, speeches, and other writings.

Recounts the Biblical stories about Abraham and how he became the "Father of many nations."

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King Midas discovers that gold does not make him happy after all especially when he can't eat it or love it.

An easy-to-read retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen and her lazy friends.

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Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.