Mike Venezia

A biography of the man whose Presidential years were known as "the era of good feeling," during which the Monroe Doctrine proclaimed opposition to further European control in the Western hemisphere.

An account of the life and career of William McKinley, the twenty-fifth president of the United States.

Reproductions of Homer's oils and watercolors accompany a brief account of his life, career, and artistic themes.

Reveals why Jackson's bold leadership as a general cemented "Old Hickory"'s reputation for being tough and ultimately led to his election as President of the United States in 1828.

A biography of Albert Einstein, a scientist and physicist who had many new ideas or theories about the way the world works.

A biography of the man known for his interest in teaching the deaf and for his invention of the telephone.

A child worries that he won't be able to give the correct answer when the teacher calls on him in class.

Through a series of paintings, Jacob Lawrence illustrates the mass exodus of African-Americans who moved to the North in search for a better life. Lawrence's parents were among those who migrated between 1916-1919, considered the first wave of the migration. The Great Migration was the largest movement of black people since slavery removed Africans to the Americas. The paintings are accompanied by captions that combine history, sociology, and poetry.

Describes the life and career of the seventeenth-century Spanish artist famous for his portraits of royalty.

An introduction to the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist Henri Rousseau

A biography of a successful song writer, from the early influence of his boyhood friend, a violin prodigy, to his untimely death at age thirty-nine.