Spanish Peaks Library District

Examines the life and career of the nineteenth-century hunter, trapper, and trader.

Using quotes from some of his beloved speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his own words, will inspire and affect you, too.

Describes the early life and education of the engineer as well as her work at NASA, where she has helped build spacecraft that can map the moon and monitor climate change, and designed missions to bring soil and rocks back from Mars.

Few men in American history are as controversial as Malcolm X. In this provocative biography, Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, presents a forthright portrait of a complex man whose life reflected the major events of our times.

A biography of a man who fought for the rights of blacks.

Recounts the life of Nobel Prize-winning civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes.

A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.

Recounts the story of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life and accomplishments, and his impact on American history and culture.

A biography of the man largely responsible for uniting American blacks in the fight for civil rights.