Books with author Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

This work explores the life and career of Abraham Lincoln who was born to two uneducated farmers. It tells how he worked himself up from farmer to respected lawyer to US Congressman to the 16th US president.

In each title, readers will learn about each gridiron great's childhood, influences, path to the pros, struggles and accomplishments, career highlights, personal life, and commitment to charities and other important organizations.

Explores segregated school systems and conflicts during integration. Details urban and rural schools and what school days were like for whites and for African Americans. Includes an activity to connect today’s reader with the past.

Marie Curie's life was a story of passion, obsession, ambition, and dreams. After earning her doctorate in physics, she rose to the ranks of her male peers, becoming the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in science. This book tells of her life and career.

'Football Superstars' celebrates some of the top players in the history of American football. Each book covers a player's childhood, influences, path to the pros, setbacks and triumphs, personal life, commitment to charities and other organizations, and his legacy to the sport.

Discusses the people and events surrounding the space shuttle Columbia disaster.

Each title in this series takes an in-depth and critical look at a leading contemporary or historical figure, examining his or her early life, rise to prominence, accomplishments, and lasting influence with the help of time lines, index, and glossary.

Discusses defining moments in American history.

In 1519, with a small band of a few hundred soldiers, Cortes invaded the mighty Aztec empire. Although the Aztecs greatly outnumbered them, Cortes's men were able to conquer the natives and capture their emperor. The arrival of Cortes in 1519 helped shape Mexico today.

In Annie Oakley, read about this remarkable woman whose sharpshooting skills and quick wit won her many fans and admirers.

This biography looks at the military career of General William Tecumseh Sherman. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he joined the Union Army, eventually becoming supreme commander of the armies in the West. His 'March to the Sea' campaign through Georgia was an inetgral reason for the surrender of the Confederate armies in 1865.

Introduces Helen Keller and tells of her childhood struggles with deafness and blindness which led her to a successful career as a public speaker, writer, and champion of rights for the disabled.