Kobe Bryant (Awesome Athletes Set III) (Awesome Athletes)
by Lydia Pyle
"Dreams are hopeless aspirations, inhopes of coming true, believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you." -- "Waterfalls" Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas came together in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 1990s to form TLC, a group that blended hip-hop, dance, and R&B music so successfully that it went on to be one of the bestselling female groups of all time. This is the story of how Lisa Lopes, the self-proclaimed "crazy" member of TLC, rose abo...
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Sports Achievers Biographies)
by Margaret J Larson Goldstein
Chronicles the life of the track and field star who has had medal-winning performances in three Olympics.
As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something - and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans...
Ralph Ellison (Black Americans of Achievement (Paperback)) (Black Americans of Achievement S.)
by Jack Bishop
A biography of the black author famous for his 1952 novel Invisible Man revealing the realities of the black experience in America.
Slave Narratives (In Their Own Words (Franklin Watts))
by Elaine Landau
As the son of a single father, Apolo Anton Ohno showed a lot of spunk and energy. To keep out of trouble, Ohno got involved in sports like swimming and inline skating. But everything changed when he saw the short-track speed skating during the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. His natural talent for the sport quickly became apparent, and soon he moved, reluctantly, from Seattle to Salt Lake City for serious training. After both triumphs and disappointments, Ohno's hard work and determination paid off w...
Malorie Blackman Biography (Black Star, #2)
by Verna Allette Wilkins
Malorie Blackman is a highly successful children's author with over fifty books to her name. She began by studying business before moving on to computing. By her early thirties she had realised her dream of being a full time writer of both books and TV dramas.
Gervelie's Journey (Refugee Diary)
by Anthony Robinson and Annemarie Young
Gervelie was born in the Republic of the Congo in 1995. This is the true story of her flight from her home in Africa to seek refuge in the United Kingdom and is told in her words. It is the honest and heartrending story of a family torn apart by war and their courageous decision to seek a life of peace in the West. This is the first book in a brand new series highlighting the true stories of refugee children.
Matthew Henson (Black Americans of Achievement S.) (Black Americans of Achievement (Pb))
by Michael Gilman
-- Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans-- Straightforward and objective writing-- Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia-- Essential for multicultural studies
Frida Kahlo (Artists in Their Time (Hardcover)) (Artistas en su Mundo)
by Jill A. Laidlaw
James Baldwin (Impact Biographies (Hardcover)) (Impact Biographies (Paperback))
by Ted Gottfried
-- Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans -- Straightforward and objective writing -- Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia -- Essential for multicultural studies
What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story about Benjamin Banneker
by Jeri Chase Ferris
First Biographies (First Biographies (Raintree))
by Gini Holland and Gina Holland