Most Popular Books by Fredrick McKissack

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.

Examines the lives and achievements of African-American scientists from colonial days to the present, including Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and several black astronauts.

An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale in which an ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Despite being a slave, Frederick Douglass learned to read and write. At age 21, he escaped from slavery and created a new life for himself as a free man. Intelligent and charismatic, Douglass became the leading voice against slavery in the 1800s. "There is no way a nation can call itself free and accept slavery," he said. The McKissacks'' lively, easy-to-read text highlights the importance of this internationally known author and orator.

From the beginning of Reconstruction to the present, traces the struggle of blacks to gain their civil rights in America, with a brief comparison of their problems to those of other minorities.

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

An easy-to-read retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen and her lazy friends.

Discusses, in simple text and illustrations, the meaning of life and death and God''s promise of eternal life.

Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses of the South and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. Reprint.

"A simple biography about Madam CJ Walker for early readers"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five.

Uses slave narratives, letters, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the various stages leading to the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

An introduction to the life of the former slave who became well known as an abolitionist and advocate of women''s rights.

This book provides a basic introduction to the life and writings of Zora Neale Hurston.

Acclaimed authors Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick L. McKissack have collaborated with their son, John, to deliver a novel that is as suspenseful as it is searing. "The Clone Codes" is the first installment of a sci-fi trilogy that blends a futuristic society with events in world history.

Read about 13-year-old Clayton Banks in August 1963 as he is about to start high school and discovers his own feelings about the Civil Rights Movement. Includes black and white photographs and an author profile.