Books in Compass Point Early Biographies series

Charles Lindbergh (PB)

Meachen Rau, Dana

A biography describing the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver, the African American scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.

A biography of Charles Lindbergh, which focuses on his accomplishment as the first man to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.

A biography of Albert Einstein, a scientist and physicist who had many new ideas or theories about the way the world works.

A biography of Harriet Tubman, a woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad.

A biography discussing the personal life, education, and political career of the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy.

Introduces the life of Levi Strauss, a Bavarian Jew who immigrated to the United States in 1847 and became a very successful businessman and philanthropist after inventing blue jeans.

A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that highlights some important events in the life of the man who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent support of civil rights.

Discusses the personal life and political career of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, who became the third president of the United States.

A biography of Albert Einstein, a scientist and physicist who had many new ideas or theories about the way the world works.

A biography of Pocahontas that highlights some important events as she helped to bring about peace and friendship between English settlers in Virginia and the native Powhatan people.