Stephanie Spinner

An account of the life and exploits of the sharpshooting entertainer.

In studying the intelligence of animals, most scientist had come to the conclusion that the bigger the brain, the greater the intelligence, so much work was geared towards apes, dolphins and other large animals. In 1977 a graduate student named Irene Pepperberg did not believe this to be true, so she bought an African Grey Parrot which has a brain the size of a walnut and began to train him teaching him to count, add, and subtract, to recognize shapes,...

"While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angles. He went from entertaining his Boy Scout troop with home movies to amazing audiences around the world with epic blockbusters. He has directed four of the most successful films of all time and has won two Academy Awards for Best Director. From Jaws to Lincoln, young readers and aspiring filmmakers will be fascinated by the life of this famous director"--...

No one knew the boy they called "Jumping Badger" would grow to become a great leader. Born on the banks of the Yellowstone River, Sitting Bull, as he was later called, was tribal chief and holy man of the Lakota Sioux tribe in a time of fierce conflict with the United States. As the government seized Native American lands, Sitting Bull relied on his military cunning and strong spirituality to drive forces out of his territory and ensure a future homeland...

Profiles the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.