Presents the early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist, and statesman.

Focuses on events from Benjamin Franklin's youth in Boston which proved influential in his later life.

Describes different kinds of winds and the effects they can have on Earth.

Traces the early life of the Oklahoma Indian farm boy who achieved a unique sports career as winner of Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon and as a professional baseball and football player.

A biography of the eighteenth-century slave who led his people in the struggle for an independent Haiti and became its ruler in 1799.

Introduces the characteristics of stars and the constellations to which they belong.