Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents (Time for Kids Biographies (Pb))
Simple text and photographs depict the life of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.
Examines the life of the Mexican American labor organizer who demanded rights for migrant farm workers.
People Who Changed the World: Politics and Social Activism (Ideas, Inventions, and Innovators)
by Grace Jones
Sandra Day O'Connor (Ferguson Career Biographies)
by Jean Kinney Williams and FERGUSON
Ferguson's Career Biographies tell the stories of some of the world's most influential and admired people. This book focuses on Sandra Day O'Connor, looking at his early education and training, the challenges he faced on the job, important mentors and his career achievement.
The Importance of (Importance of)
by Corinne J Naden, Karen D. Povey, E Barter James, and Mona Hill
Mandela (World History Biographies) (National Geographic World History Biographies)
by Ann Kramer
Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time's Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa, Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a college student. Kramer's eloquent, yet approachable text describes the leader's dedication to nonviolence, his role in the African National Congress and his arrest in 1962 for sabotage and conspiracy. During his 27 ye...
Who? What? Why?: Who is Donald Trump? (Who? What? Why?)
by Julia Adams
A clear, factual and accessible guide to the 45th President of the USA and his time in office.On 8 November 2016, some 130 million people in the USA cast their vote to decide who should become their next President. The candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, had fought a campaign that had divided their country more than any previous election. The resulting Trump presidency would not only affect the citizens of the USA, but billions of people around the world. Aimed at tweens and teens, thi...
Carol Moseley Braun: Politician and Leader (Freedom's Promise)
by Duchess Harris and Tammy Gagne
An easy-to-read biography of the man who was a publisher, inventor, scientist, and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
The reference value of every book in this se ries, of which Civil Rights Leaders is a part, is greatly en hanced by the inclusion of chronologies & further reading li sts & a concise introduction to the general subject of the b ook. '
Stephen F. Austin: The Father of Texas (Primary Source Readers)
by Harriet Isecke
Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his fascinating life in this appealing biography that highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, maps, interesting facts, and supportive text, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history. Text features like a table of contents, glossary, and index are included to help rea...
Mitt Romney (Political Profiles (Morgan Reynolds Library))
by David Aretha
Jesse Jackson, James Weldon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., A. Philip Randolph, and Walter White