Trussell-Cullen, Alan

One child and his bike -- Face your fears -- Olympic gold -- Who is this kid? -- "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" -- Cassius Clay becomes Muhammad Ali -- The rumble in the jungle -- The people's champion. 520 A three-time World Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad Ali's popularity transcended the sport of boxing and made him an international icon. This biography covers his boxing career as well as his refusal to enter the Vietnam draft, his membership in the Nation of Islam, and his struggles with Parkinson's Disease.

As a nun in India, Mother Teresa lived life humbly, but her accomplishments deserve our utmost praise. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with India's poor, orphaned, sick, and dying. Today, her Missionaries of Charity operate in 123 countries and her legacy of care for those who need it most continues.

Discover the courage and legacy of Nelson Mandela who worked to end apartheid in South Africa and instilled hope around the world.

Introduces Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball. His courage, skill and determination helped change not just baseball, but also America.

Jacques Cousteau spent his life exploring the mysteries of the ocean, and sharing all that he knew with the world. Cousteau was also a pioneer in raising awareness of pollution in the ocean. This book follows Cousteau from his childhood on the coast of France, through his work with the French resistance movement during WWII, to his films and television programs, for which he was best-known.

Edmund Hillary was part of the two-man team that was the first to stand atop Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. The exciting life of the New Zealand explorer and humanitarian is captured in this biography as students follow his conquests from the highest peak to the South and North Poles.

A brief biography about Benjamin Franklin's life as an inventor, a scientist, and an American patriot.