Helps young readers share Abner Doubleday's enthusiasm and love of baseball and recognise him as a heroic general who fought bravely in two wars. This work includes a summary of Abner's adult accomplishments, fun facts detailing little-known titbits of information about him, and a time line of his life.

Containing many illustrations, this book talks about the world in which Mahalia Jackson grew up. Whether constructing her doll's braid from blades of grass, or adjusting to life in her Aunt Duke's home, young Mahalia displayed the persistence and courage that foreshadowed the civil rights champion and world-famous gospel singer she would become.

Helps young readers share Abner Doubleday's enthusiasm and love of baseball and recognise him as a heroic general who fought bravely in two wars. This work includes a summary of Abner's adult accomplishments, fun facts detailing little-known titbits of information about him, and a time line of his life.

'Haley' Jackson grew up in poverty on the levees of New Orleans. Singing for royalty, presidents, and working closely with her friend Martin Luther King, Haley never forgot her early days on the levee. This work talks about Mahalia Jackson's world where she grew up.