Examines the experiences of Irish immigrants in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and build new lives. Includes a glossary, a list of famous Irish people, and other reference tools.
A biography of Marcus Garvey that discusses his childhood in Jamaica, founding of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, entrepreneurial success, meeting with the imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, arrest, and more.
Introduces young readers to farms where unusual animals and crops are raised, including ostrich, bison, llama, fish, silkworm, tree, and bamboo farms, and features a look at a wind farm.
A biography of primatologist Jane Goodall describing her childhood in England, education and early interest in conservation, and extensive research with chimpanzees.
Contains a biography of Frederick Douglass, the former slave turned abolitionist and author of an antislavery newspaper, and includes information on Douglass, from his childhood, to his struggles as a slave, to his leading the first all-black volunteer army in the Civil War.
