Jonah Winter

Presents the life of the legendary athlete from Puerto Rico who became one of the most respected baseball players of all time and the first Latino inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

"The baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio's picture book biography"--

A boy remembers his father's stories about life in East Texas during the Great Depression.

Looks at the life and career of Casey Stengel, from his days as a player on the Brooklyn Dodgers to his string of pennants and World Series wins as manager of the New York Yankees.

An introduction to the men who put aside their differences to create a new kind of nation.

Traces the life and baseball career of the legend, discussing the records he set and some he still holds.

The story of Mother Jones, an Irish immigrant who was essential in the fight to create child labor laws. Well into her sixties, Mother Jones had finally had enough of children working long hours in dangerous factory jobs, and decided she was going to do something about it. The powerful protests she organized earned her the name "the most dangerous woman in America." And in the Children's Crusade of 1903, she lead one hundred boys and girls on a glorious...