106 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Note
Includes index.
Contents
Paul Revere & Sybil Ludington -- Sacagawea -- Sojourner Truth -- Frederick Douglass -- Florence Nightingale -- Mohandas Gandhi -- Winston Churchill -- Rosa Parks -- Jonas Salk -- Nelson Mandela -- Neil Armstrong -- Jane Goodall -- The Tuskegee Airmen -- Mohammad Ali -- Billie Jean King -- Sonia Sotomayor -- Barack Obama.
Summary
Introduces a diverse range of admirable men and women, in a fact-filled volume that includes coverage of such historic individuals as Nelson Mandela, Neil Armstrong, and Jane Goodall.