Best Selling Books by Pat McKissack

"A simple biography for early readers about Marian Anderson''s life"--Provided by publisher.

Presents stories of remarkable men and women who have produced inventions that made major contributions to a wide range of fields.

A biography of the black playwright who received great recognition for her work at an early age.

"A simple biography for early readers about Louis Armstrong''s life"--Provided by publisher.

In 1954, when desegregation comes to Kirkland, Missouri, ten-year-old Rosemary faces many changes and challenges at school and at home as her parents separate.

Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and day-to-day life of the Apache people of the Southwest.

When Farmer McQuick receives a mysterious package, Simon Rooster doesn''t feel needed anymore. Now Simon must find a way to show Farmer McQuick that only a rooster can do a rooster''s job.

This book describes the historical account of the "Amistad" and the freeing of Africans who had been kidnapped in the 1830s.

In the next Clone Codes installment, Houston, a cyborg, tells his story. Houston must fight to overcome the rules of his strange universe, where the government uses laws to torment its citizens, especially cyborgs.

With only five more days of school remaining before summer vacation, nine-year-old Miami still faces several hurdles, such as how to get along with Destinee Tate, his nemesis.

Biography of the African-American statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts.

In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom.

Brought up in France as the African slave companion of a nobleman''s daughter, thirteen-year-old Zettie records the events of 1763, when she and her mistress escape to the New World where they are inadvertently drawn into the hostilities of the ongoing French and Indian War and, eventually, find a new direction to their lives.

Traces the life of the African American educator and leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute.

In a triumphant celebration of the human spirit, here are 12 favorites from the Old Testament. Each breathtaking illustration adds exquisite clarity. Full-color illustrations.

During the Depression in the Louisiana bayou, a curious young girl helps the "Swamp Ghost" that her cousins warned her about and finds herself with one good friend.

A greedy hyena''s mean tricks on Monkey-Monkey eventually backfire when his victim finds out how he is being deceived.

Even though Beto and Juanito are twins, they often like opposite things. Includes a word list.

Nobody calls Miami by his full name, Michael Andrew. Nobody except his brand-new teacher, Ms. Amerita Spraggins. Miami can’t stand her. Can he stick it out, or is it time for him to be moving on to a brand-new class?

Carolyn will do anything to prove she''s loved best.

When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spider Monkey Island.

Recounts the life of the black educator, from her childhood in the cotton fields of South Carolina to her success as teacher, crusader, and presidential adviser.

An easy-to-read retelling of the encounter a family of bears has with a tired and hungry little girl.

When Messy Bessey starts to clean up her desk at school, she inspires the rest of the class to clean up the entire room.

The big bugs have fun with all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z.

Simple retellings of the Gospels with songs and prayers present the Easter story, from Jesus'' triumphant entry into Jerusalem through his passion and resurrection to his appearance to his disciples.

Despite many setbacks, a little girl is determined to learn to ride a bicycle.

What do you do if the neighborhood bully keeps pushing you around? Chip and his friends think the way to win is to push back, but Chip''s father teaches his son what it is to be a real winner.

Miami Jackson and his strict new fourth grade teacher, Miss Spraggins, get off to such a bad start that Miami is determined to transfer out of her class, even if it means leaving his friends behind.

A biography of the wildly popular rock musician who is "painfully shy" in his private life.

Multimedia materials to assist students in the study of Flossie & the fox, a story about a wily fox who, upon meeting a bold little girl in the woods, must provide proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened.

Gee recalls for her grandchildren what happened in 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee, when she, aged ten, passed out flyers while her cousin and other adults held sit-ins at restaurants and lunch counters to protest segregation.