Charles Lindbergh, hero pilot

By David R. Collins

A biography concentrating on the early years of the aviator who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

When men first flew.

By James McCague

Traces the history of the airplane from its first flight at Kitty Hawk through its use in World War I as it developed into an important means of transportation, a weapon of war, and an object of sp...

The brave balloonists: America's first airmen

By Esther Morris Douty

A brief history of balloon flights in the United States from the late eighteenth century until the flight of the first airplane in 1903.

Grandma Moses: favorite painter

By Charles Parlin Graves

A biography of the New England grandmother who began painting seriously at age seventy and kept it up until she was over a hundred years old.

Mahalia Jackson: queen of gospel song.

By Jean Gay Cornell

A biography of the renowned gospel singer who wanted more than anything else to "sing for the Lord."

Black Joke

By Victor Mays, Farley Mowat

What Makes a Boat Float

By Scott Corbett, Victor Mays

Kite That Won the Revolution

By Isaac Asimov, Victor Mays

Trail Blazer of the Seas

By Jean Lee Latham, Victor Mays

William Beebe, underwater explorer

By Wyatt Blassingame

A biography of the naturalist, explorer, and writer emphasizing his underwater explorations and discoveries about marine life.