A brief biography of Malcolm X outlines the many changes in his life, from the death of his father through his prison conversion to the Nation of Islam and his break with that organization to his assa
Presents the life of the lawyer who helped win many civil rights cases, including the school segregation case Brown v. Board of Education, and later became the first African Amercan to be Solicitor Ge
Presents the life of the woman whose years of working for civil rights led her to refuse to give up her seat to a white person, setting off the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and who became known as "the mot
Examines the economy of the Aztec civilization, looking at the goods they produced, how they were traded, how wealth was distributed, and the work that people did.
Every man and woman who steps forward to fight for the freedom and lives of others can be called a hero. Many members of the air force have exceeded even that high calling and have performed such cour
Offers brief portraits of famous horses, including racehorse Man o' War, fictional Black Beauty, television star Mister Ed, and Cholla the painting horse.
Introduces the cuckoo birds, discussing their physical characteristics, habitats, and unusual habit of some cuckoos to lay their eggs in another bird's nest.
