Gaines, Ann

Provides a brief introduction to the life and times of James Polk, the eleventh president of the United States.

Provides a brief introduction to the life and times of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States.

Provides a brief introduction to the life and times of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States.

Photos fill this chronicle of Harry S. Truman's life and achievements as U.S. president, also providing a time line, a glossary, general information on the presidency, a table of facts on all the presidents up to George W. Bush, and a list of related books and Web sites.

Provides a brief introduction to the life and times of Grover Cleveland, the twenty-second and twenty-fourth president of the United States.

Provides a brief introduction to the life and times of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

Provides a brief introduction to the life and times of Andrew Johnson, the seventh president of the United States.

Discusses the lives and athletic accomplishments of six women: Althea Gibson, Wilma Rudolph, Janet Guthrie, Debi Thomas, Sheryl Swoopes, and Pat Head Summitt.

Chronicles the life of children's book author Gary Paulsen, including his troubled childhood, his struggle with alcoholism, his long-sought success as a writer, and his adventures around the world.

Examines the life and times of the German scientist and naturalist whose nineteenth-century explorations of Mexico and the South American interior furthered scientific understanding of the natural world.