Books in Picture-Story Biographies series

Describes the life of Karol Cardinal Wojtyla of Poland, including his election as Pope John Paul II, his travels as a pastoral pope, and his effect on people around the world.

Portrays the life and career of the African-American musician who plays both jazz and classical and who most of all loves to teach children about music

Traces the life of Atorney General Janet Reno, and looks at her career as a lawyer and state prosecutor

Depicts the life of the vigorous and unconventional woman from Savannah who founded the American branch of the Girl Scouts

A biography of the native American who gave his people the gift of reading and writing by creating the Cherokee syllabary.

A biography of the Chinese American tennis player who, in 1989, became the youngest man to win the prestigious French Open tournament

Describes the life and achievements of the thirty-ninth president of the United States

A career biography of the Japanese conductor famous for directing major western orchestras worldwide

A biography of the Chinese American tennis player who, in 1989, became the youngest man to win the prestigious French Open tournament

Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American who helped organize farm workers into a powerful union.

A guide to the life and struggle of the recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize reveals his belief that there can be a peaceful change in the apartheid policies of his violent, revolutionary homeland, South Africa

A biography of the shy wife of a senator, who after chaotic events in the Philippines, became President of four million people on more than one thousand islands.