Katie Casey, a fictional character, helps start the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which gave women the opportunity to play professional baseball while America was involved in World War II.

As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit.

Concerned that the immigrant employees of New York City's Macy's department store are homesick at Christmas, a young girl inspires the store's head to hold the first Macy's Parade. Based on a true story; includes historical note.

Babe the pig gets into mischief when he tries to help out with chores on the farm.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text present all kinds of boats--yachts, toy boats, tugs, ferry boats, and more.

A simple yet informative biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Pelly feels miserable because she looks different from her Martian classmates, but a glamorous opera signer who visits her class shows Pelly that her differences make her special.

Michelle Obama is a lot like YOU! She grew up on the South Side of Chicago with her brother, Craig. She rode her bike and played freeze tag with her friends. And she and her family ate dinner together every night! Michelle's parents taught her to work hard and not let anyone or anything stand in her way. That work ethic has propelled her through her whole life--through her magnet high school, her college years at Princeton, and Harvard Law School....

Presents a brief biography of Barack Obama that describes his childhood, family, feelings of isolation amongst his peers, and political career.

Two bears with very different talents perform together at the ballet school recital.