Books in Creative Education Close-Ups series

Recounts the life of the Canadian doctor who discovered the means of keeping the once fatal disease of diabetes under control.

A brief biography of the creator of "Peter Rabbit" and many other books whose characters became world famous.

A brief biography of the well-known nineteenth-century author of "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn."

A brief biography of the well-known producer of animated cartoons who became world-famous as creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland.

A brief biography of the woman who throughout her life was connected with politics as the daughter of the Mayor of Boston, the wife of the United States Ambassador to England, and the mother of politically active sons and daughters.

A brief biography of the Swedish diplomat who became Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1953 and held that post until his death in 1961.

A brief biography of the entertainer and comedian emphasizing the events of his more than forty-year career in show business.

A brief biography of the wife of the slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.

A brief biography of a CBS newsman, anchorman for television's longest-running news show.

A biography of the commanding general of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II who became the thirty-fourth President of the United States.

A brief biography of one of the major artists of the twentieth century considered the "father and master of modern art."

A biography of the woman whose studies of primitive cultures established her as one of the world's most acclaimed anthropologists.