Kathleen Krull

Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks are mind-boggling evidence of a fifteenth-century scientific genius standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his ideas on observation and experimentation. This book will change children’s ideas of who Leonardo was and what it means to be a scientist.

An introduction to the second female Supreme Court justice describes how she faced discrimination because of her gender throughout her education and working life, and how her fight for equality changed the way the law dealt with women's rights.

Learn about the inspiring life of Sonia Sotomayor, from her poor childhood to becoming the first Latino justice in the Supreme Court.

With friendly facts, funny pictures, and animals galore, What's New? The Zoo! is history to roar for! Did you know . . . * The first zoo was established forty-three hundred years ago in what is now Iraq?* Aztec King Moctezuma II had such an incredible collection of animals that it took six hundred men and women to care for them?* Children across Great Britain wrote to Queen Victoria when Jumbo the elephant was sold away from the London Zoo?* Fifty...

Publisher Annotation: With its rich historical text, fascinating sidebars about many immigrants throughout time, an extensive source list and timeline, as well as captivating photos, American Immigration will become a go-to resource for every child, teacher, and librarian discussing the complex history of immigration.

This book is a biography about First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

"A picture-book biography on science superstar Stephen Hawking, whose visionary mind revolutionized our concept of reality and whose struggle with ALS inspired millions"--

John Glenn was a boy who loved adventure. He became interested in everything--chemistry, music and writing, government and politics. However his adventurous spirit never went away. All he really wanted to do was fly.

A collection of stories, folklore, poetry, and songs from Ireland.

A collection of American folk songs for children, including "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "Sweet Betsy from Pike," "This Land is Your Land," and "The Mockingbird Song."