Books with author Pat McKissack

A greedy hyena's mean tricks on Monkey-Monkey eventually backfire when his victim finds out how he is being deceived.

Describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient Central American civilization of the Mayas

A biography of the Baptist minister from Georgia who led a non-violent crusade against racial segregation which resulted in new awareness among Americans of all colors of the principles of which their nation was founded.

Presents the life and career of baseball pitcher Satchel Paige, the first baseball player from the Negro Leagues to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Spanish conquistadors which brought about the end of their society.

A little African monkey runs away from all the dangerous animals except one, in a big book format

Presents the stories of well-known and little-known black Americans who have achieved success in medicine, the life sciences, and the physical sciences, from colonial times to the present.

Recounts the life of the black educator, from her childhood in the cotton fields of South Carolina to her success as teacher, crusader, and presidential adviser.

Presents a tribute to unsung antislavery heroes, including Cinque, an African captive who was defended before the Supreme Court by John Quincy Adams; rebel Nat Turner; and Harriet Tubman. Reprint.

The story of twenty-eight-year-old Chicago-born Lorraine Hansberry, whose 1959 Broadway play skyrocketed her to fame, describes the background of her times, her remarkable family, and the outside forces that made her the courageous and beautiful woman she was.

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A biography of the wildly popular rock musician who is "painfully shy" in his private life.