"Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked together with a group of women and together they purchased the supplies they neede

Nonfiction picture book about the life and legacy of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.

"Missing Millie Benson is as lively and compelling as a Nancy Drew Mystery Story. For anyone who loves Nancy, getting to know the woman who first

"This fully illustrated history tells the story of women's first "league of their own," the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League (194

"A chapter book biography of Willa Cather, an American novelist"--

A biography of the life and career of Coretta Scott King and her work for equal rights for African-Americans.

Describes the life and work of the prolific black author who wrote stories, plays, essays, and articles, recorded black folklore, and was involve

The Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again offers a picture book rendering of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood to illuminate the rich

"A biography of Nina Simone, an acclaimed singer whose music gave voice to the struggle for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement"--

The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance. Provides the story of the young black woman who refused to give up her seat to a whit

The author recalls her life and impressions growing up in Cuba.

A young girl's fascination with Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books leads her family on a trip to see some of the places featured in them