Venezia, Mike

Introduction to the lives and careers of brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright, who built and flew the first successful powered airplane.

Presents a brief biography of Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth president of the United States, in simple text with illustrations, describing his childhood, his education, and his achievements as president.

Provides an introduction to the life and art of Roy Lichtenstein, one of the creators of the Pop Art movement.

A discussion of the life and work of surgeon Daniel Hale Williams, covering his upbringing, study at the Chicago Medical College, and more, with illustrations and photographs.

Describes the life and career of the seventeenth-century Spanish artist famous for his portraits of royalty.

Examines the life of Grover Cleveland, the only U.S. president ever to serve two non-consecutive terms in office, discussing his dignity and integrity, and looking at his successes and failures as leader of the country.

Describes the life and career of the nineteenth-century French Neo-Impressionist artist Georges Seurat, best known for inventing the painting technique known as Pointillism.

Describes the life and career of the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century artist who is best known for his paintings and sculptures of the American West.

Text and humorous, cartoon-like illustrations examine the life and work of twentieth-century, American experimental physicist and inventor Luis Alvarez.

Discusses the life and work of the artist Chagall, from his birth in Russia to his death at the age of ninety-seven.