Books in A First biography series

Text and photographs introduce the biography of Rosa Parks, the African American woman from Alabama whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white man helped establish the civil rights movement.

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

Chronicles the life of the entertainer and businesswoman from her difficult childhood through the success of her television talk show and book club.

Text and photographs introduce the biography of Harriet Tubman, the African American woman who helped many slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad.

A biography of the celebrity scientist who brought astronomy to books, magazines, and television, as well as to his Cornell University classroom.

Text and pictures introduce the biography of Theodore Roosevelt, discussing his personal life, education, and political career as the twenty-sixth president of the United States.

Text and photographs introduce the biography of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, who founded an order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity to take care of the poor in India.

Text and pictures introduce the biography of Frederick Douglass, the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century.

A simple biography of the famous American who created more than 1,000 inventions and became known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park"

A biography of the legendary American trapper, scout, and Indian agent.

Chronicles the youth, rise to power, and dictatorial reign of the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin.

Relates the life and accomplishments of John Chapman.