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In the 1960s, Michael Jackson was just a young boy with a dream. By the time he died in 2009, he was a record setting musician and an international pop icon. Follow Michael’s journey growing up in the tumultuous music industry. Watch him strive for greatness and witness the legacy he has left on the world.

They slam big-time dunks. They pull down rebounds. Who are the brightest stars in the game of basketball?

LeBron James is a standout forward in the NBA. Learn about his childhood and his rise to becoming a basketball superstar.

Did you know Shel Silverstein drew cartoons in a military newspaper while serving in the army? Discover how an aspiring writer and cartoonist went on to become a best-selling children's author.

Freedom fighter and abolitionist. Terrorist and murderer. John Brown has been called many names throughout history. But who was the real John Brown? Explore Brown's life leading up to Harpers Ferry. Then decide for yourself whether he was a hero or a villain.

Stephen Curry is a standout NBA point guard. Learn about his childhood and his rise to becoming a basketball superstar.

William Jefferson Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States. Learn about his childhood, education, and work as president.

Jacqueline Kennedy became First Lady on January 20, 1961. But before she lived at the White House, she was a respected reporter. Learn about her childhood, education, and goals as first lady of the United States.

In the early 1970s, when author Dr. Jonathan T. Jefferson (a.k.a. "John-John") was a young child, his parents did something unprecedented for a working-class African American family from Queens: They bought an old, dilapidated farmhouse in Upstate New York's dairy country as a summer home for themselves and their eight children. Initially fish out of water, over the next decade the Jefferson family became part of the landscape, the children eagerly anticipating those precious weeks of adventure in cow country.

In 1973, two of the world's most famous tennis stars took part in what became known as the "Battle of the Sexes". Bobby Riggs embraced the idea that men were superior to women in every way and claimed that he would defeat any woman on the tennis court. Meanwhile, Billie Jean King was determined to beat him. She knew she could win and prove that women were as just good as men.

Serena Williams is a standout professional tennis player. Learn about her childhood and her rise to becoming a tennis superstar.

Explore the life and achievements of Rachel Carson, a ground-breaking scientist who worked to protect the Earth.

A biography examining the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a statesman, scientist, inventor, and printer.

Michelle Wie is a standout golfer. Learn about her childhood and her rise to becoming a golf superstar.

Mixed martial arts competitors wrestle, jab, and kick their ways to the top. The best fighters never pull any punches. Listen here for the biggest names in MMA.

Hiya! Alison Hammond here! I love getting to know all about different people, and I'll tell you a secret...sometimes people we don't know much about are the most interesting of all! Which is really what this book is all about. Let me ask you a question: How many Black people can you name from our history? Mary Seacole? Ira Aldridge? George Bridgetower? Pablo Fanque? Walter Tull? Have you heard of these people? Yes? That's great! But if you haven't, don't worry, you're not alone, which is why I'm so excited to tell you all about them.

When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn’t just sing...she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Her song “Respect” was an anthem of identity, survival, and joy. It gave hope to people trying to make change. And when Aretha sang, the world sang along. With Hanif Abdurraqib’s poetic voice, Sing, Aretha, Sing! demonstrates how one brave voice can give new power to a nation.

Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt was shot before a rally, and went on to give his speech with the bullet in his chest? Or that he skinny-dipped in the Potomac River? Bet you didn’t know that he had a zebra, a lion, and a one-legged rooster at the White House! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the larger-than-life president, from his childhood and his Rough Rider days to his rise to politics and his complicated presidential legacy.

Prepare to be inspired with this fantastically great new series for young listeners from best-selling author Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. In this first book, hear the true stories of amazing scientists and discover things that are out of this world...

Frida Kahlo es la pintora más destacada de la historia del arte mexicano y uno de los grandes iconos artísticos del siglo XX. Gracias a sus cuadros, personales y femeninos, y a su asombrosa personalidad, independiente y rebelde, Frida logró superar la enfermedad y el accidente que marcarían su vida. Un ejemplo de tesón, lucha y valentía que hoy sigue inspirando a millones de mujeres. La exitosa colección de biografías ilustradas de grandes figuras de la historia con las que niñas y niños puedan aprender e identificarse.