Best Selling Books by Fredrick Mckissack

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.

Bessey finally cleans up her messy room.

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

"A simple biography about Paul Robeson for early readers"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the life of Mary Church Terrell, the civil rights pioneer.

Two beloved classics about a doctor who can talk to animals are now available in these new digest-sized paperbacks, featuring new Forewords by Patricia and Frederick L. McKissack.

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

"A simple biography about Jesse Owens for early readers"--Provided by publisher.

Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who fought bigotry and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.

Presents the life of civil rights worker, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, devoted to working for racial equality for African Americans.

Using simple text and photographs, this volume briefly examines the life and work of American poet Langston Hughes.

The story of Jesus birth.

MIAMI JACKSON CAN’T wait for school to end. But who ever thought five days could be so long? His teacher is leaving for Ghana, his arch-enemy, Destinee Tate, is on his case, and now Miami’s keeping secrets from his best friend, String. Summer can’t come soon enough!

An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale about three clever goats and a nasty troll.

Bessey and her mother bake cookies for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah, and after cleaning up the kitchen, they distribute the treats to their neighbors.

Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.

"Children can count from one to ten as they read about the different animals found in the tundra"--Provided by publisher.

Recounts the life of the author and civil rights leader who blazed a trail for racial equality and human rights through his songs, poems, speeches, and other writings.