Traces the history of the gold rush in California including anecdotes about legendary characters and fabulous "strikes" of the mining camps.

The controversial leader of the Black Muslims tells the story of his life and his part in the civil rights movement.

A biography of the black poet whose poems were influenced greatly by jazz and blues rhythms.

Text and photos explain how a baby is conceived, how it grows inside the mother's womb, and how it is born.

Starting with the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902, Beatrix Potter went on to become one of the world's most successful children's authors. This illustrated biographical eBook takes the reader through the whole of her life, from her Victorian childhood in London to her final years farming in the Lake District. Regarded as a standard work on Beatrix Potter's life, this work has been updated regularly to include fresh material...

A biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his childhood spent in poverty on the Midwestern frontier, and chronicling his rise to the Presidency and the highlights of his tenure.

Text and photographs present a description of early humans: their origins; their tools and weapons; how they hunted and foraged for food; and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.

Text and photographs portray the family life of the polar bear through a busy arctic spring and summer.