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Louis Pasteur: Founder of Microbiology
Lisa Zamosky
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2008)French scientist Louis Pasteur, often called the founder of modern medicine, has been credited with many discoveries. One of the most important was the discovery in the 1800s that tiny organisms called germs spread disease. His scientific work helped save millions of lives. For more information on germs and other simple organisms, read Investigating Simple Organisms, another book in the Mission: Science series.
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Holocaust Rescuers: Ten Stories of Courage
Darryl Lyman
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 1999)Discusses the efforts of ten individuals who did what they could to save Jews from the Nazis, including Anna Borkowska, Varian Fry, Irene Gut Opdyke, Mustafa Hardaga, Jorgen Kieler, Oskar Schindler, Andrew Sheptitsky, Sempo Sugihara, Marion van Binsbergen Pritchard, and Raoul Wallenberg.Discusses the efforts of ten individuals who did what they could to save Jews from the Nazis, including Anna Borkowska, Varian Fry, Jorgen Kieler, Oskar Schindler, Andrew Sheptitsky, Sempo Sugihara, Marion van Binsbergen Pritchard, and Raoul Wallenberg
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Ten Great American Composers
Carmen Bredeson, Ralph Thibodeau
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2002)Profiles the lives of ten famous American composers, including their backgrounds, the struggles they faced, and the works they composed.
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Electronic Dance Music DJs
Stuart A. Kallen
Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2016)Profiles the careers and lives of six electronic dance music DJs, including Annie Mac, Skrillex, and Calvin Harris.
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American Generals of World War II
Ron Knapp, William R. Sanford
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 1998)Profiles ten of America's greatest generals of World War II, including Henry Arnold, Omar Bradley, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Curtis LeMay, and Douglas MacArthur
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African-American Poets
Michael R. Strickland
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Nov. 1, 1996)Profiles the lives and work of ten African American poets: Gwendolyn Brooks, Haki R. Madhubuti, Rita Dove, Eloise Greenfield, Langston Hughes, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Nikki Giovanni.
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Pirates and Privateers of the High Seas
Laura Lee Wren
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2003)Describes the lives of the pirates Sir Francis Drake, Sir Henry Morgan, Henry Avery, Samuel Bellamy, Edward Teach, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts, John Paul Jones, Jean Laffite, and Cheng I Sao.
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Robert Fulton: Engineer of the Steamboat
Don Herweck
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2008)Herweck, Don
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Confederate Generals of the Civil War
Carl R. Green, William R. Sanford
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 1998)Profiles Nathan B. Forrest, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, George Pickett, Jeb Stuart, and others
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Rachel Carson: Renowned Marine Biologist and Environmentalist
Gina Dal Fuoco
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2009)Marine biologist Rachel Carson studied the use of chemical pesticides and their impact on ocean life. She was particularly concerned about DDT, and she wrote about it in her most famous book, Silent Spring. The public conversation that resulted from its publication in 1958 helped lead to restrictions on the use of pesticides in many parts of the world. For more information on protecting the environment, read Earth, another book in the Mission: Science series.
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American Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers
Claire L Datnow
Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, Jan. 1, 1999)-- Each book presents ten short biographies of important people for the price of a single volume.-- This series includes books that are organized around interesting themes, highlight possible career choices, and include women and minorities.
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Thomas Edison and the Developers of Electromagnetism
Elizabeth R Cregan
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, July 1, 2009)Thomas Edison was called a wizard, which was a good nickname for one of history’s most famous inventors and the holder of more than 1,000 patents. Often improving upon the ideas of others, Edison and his assistants perfected the incandescent lightbulb, and created the first successful electrical power system, the alkaline battery, and the phonograph, which played recorded sound. Edison’s modern industrial research laboratory was one of the first, and he helped to start the motion picture industry. For more information, read Electromagnetism, another book in the Mission: Science series.
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