Alexandra Wallner

An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag.

A biography of the well-known author of "The Little House on the Prairie," describing the pioneer experiences that provided the basis for much of her writing.

"This is the story of J. R. R. Tolkien, an ordinary man with an extraordinary imagination who became one of the world's most beloved authors."--Dust jacket flap.

A brief account of the life of the "Father of Our Country."

Follows the life of the popular president, from his childhood on the frontier to his assassination after the end of the Civil War.

President Theodore Roosevelt does not approve of cutting down living trees just to be used as Christmas decorations, but his two young sons try to sneak one into the White House anyway.

Traces the life and achievements of the architect, bibliophile, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

Presents the life of the nineteenth-century Frenchman, accidentally blinded as a child, who originated the raised dot system of reading and writing used throughout the world by the blind.