Best Selling Books by Dorothy Sterling

Powerful stories from women who shaped African American culture and history in the years between 1826 and 1959.

A biography of the senior founder of the Women''s Rights Movement, published for the 150th anniversary of the Women''s Rights Convention.

“[The author] tells this remarkable story with honesty and compassion. Readers will find a wealth of new information not only about Kelley’s outstanding contribution to abolitionism but about the movements to bring about the end of slavery and to advance the cause of women.” —Mari Jo Buhle, Brown University In the tumultuous years before the Civil War, a young white woman from a Quaker background came to embody commitment to the cause of antislavery and equal rights for black people. Abby Kelley became the abolitionist movement’s chief money-raiser and organizer and its most radial member. She traveled hundreds of miles to awaken the country to the evils of slavery, braving hardship and prejudice as well as opening the way for other women, black and white, to take leadership roles. Now the full story of this principled woman has been told in Dorothy Sterling’s compelling biography.

Robert Smalls, born a slave in Beaufort, South Carolina, grew up to become the best pilot in Charleston until Fort Sumter fell. Then he decided to take the paddle-wheel steamer, the "Planter," over to the Northern forces and free himself and his family. Thereafter he became a man who fought for freedom in the United States Army, and later went to Congress and worked through the hopes and disillusionment of Reconstruction. (Publisher).

An account of the development of the movement from slavery to black power.

The characteristics, habits and history of the insects of the night world with some methods for discovering them. Grades 5-6.

Provides information on how to catch and raise a caterpillar.

Experience the unique ecology of the Outer Lands in this reissued classic “An extraordinary achievement in natural history and science. But it’s so artfully written you forget it’s a scientific treatise and find yourself reading it with sheer pleasure.” — Provincetown Advocate Dorothy Sterling explores the fascinating plants and animals that inhabit the peninsulas and islands of the East Coast known as the Outer Lands. With vibrant original drawings by Winifred Lubell and a new foreword by natural historian Robert Finch, The Outer Lands is a lively, lovingly observed biography of place.

Short biographies of four black leaders whose beliefs and achievements are important in the history of black Americans.

Decades before Marcus Garvey, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Malcolm X, Martin Robison Delany (1812–1885) proclaimed his pride in being black, and demanded not only emancipation but independence for African Americans. Grandson of an African prince, son of a slave, Delany lived a life of singular achievement: the first African-American explorer to venture into the heart of Africa; the publisher, editor, and writer of one of the first black newspapers in the U.S.; one of the first three blacks admitted to Harvard Medical School; the first black to hold field grade rank of U.S. Army major during the Civil War; as well as prominent careers as an author, doctor, ethnologist, orator, judge, Freedmen''s Bureau official, and spokesman for black nationalism. This assiduously researched biography brings into vivid focus the life and times of Delany, whose militant, uncompromising voice is as vital today as it was more than a century ago.

The story of insects and the different kids of homes they build from a variety of materials - silk, mud, paper, wax, plants, etc.

Explains in simple terms what birds and animals do and what happens to plants and trees in the fall of the year.

Description of cave formation, and the different kinds of plant and animal life found in caves.

Describes the various species of mosses, ferns and mushrooms, how they grow and reproduce.

The story of trees from giant Sequoias, all kinds of firs, to the flowering dogwood. Also gives information on roots and bark; buds, flowers and cones; leaves, etc.

This is the autobiography of a quiet woman whose exceptional social conscience and actions are an example of the influence one person can have on society without being either rich or in a lofty political position. As a young woman, Dorothy Sterling''s concern for working people in America led her to the Communist Party in the 1930''s, a refuge for many with noble intentions. In the 1950s, her concern for the plight of African Americans led her to help integrate her own community of Rye, New York. She went on to become one of the most prolific authors of works of African American history, first for young readers with books such as Mary Jane, the first book about a young black girl growing up in the South. Later works for adults were equally important and influential, including a documentary book on black women''s lives which would become a play performed throughout the country and a life of Abolitionist Abby Kelly. Sterling''s fascination and concern for the environment led her to write a wonderful natural history guide to Cape Cod, Martha''s Vineyard, Nantucket, Long Island, and the islands in between. Still active at 90, her most recent triumph was to open her own road to oystermen, whose access to local salt flats had been denied by wealthy summer residents.

Describes The Events Leading Up To The Signing Of The Emancipation Proclamation That Freed Over Four Million Slaves In The United States.

The habits of the blue jay are observed by a young girl during the course of one year.

Shows the many ways by which nature greets the spring--Book publishing record.