Pamela Pollack

Introduces facts about ponies, where and how they live, and how to take care of them.

Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Virginia, which was first colonized by the English in 1607.

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator!
In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her...

A biography of director and screenwriter George Lucas, creator of "Star Wars" and Indiana Jones. As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time.

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country's first black president and went on to live his dream of change.