James Haskins

The black woman whose acts of civil disobedience led to the 1956 Supreme Court order to desegregate buses in Montgomery, Alabama, explains what she did and why.

A counting book that explores the many facets of Ireland, including its geography, history, culture, and sports.

A biography of Muhammad Ali, from his childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, his legendary boxing career, and his conversion to Islam and opposition to the war in Vietnam, to his appearance at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Surveys the lives and adventures of Black explorers who helped discover new worlds.

Presents the numbers one to ten in Japanese, using each number to introduce concepts about Japan and its culture.

Presents the numbers one to ten in French, using each number to introduce concepts about Canada and its culture.

A biography of the Congresswoman from Texas, the first black woman ever to be elected to that office from the South.

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to the West looking for a better life.