Jackie Robinson Young Sports Trailblazer

THE CHILDHOODS OF FAMOUS AMERICANS SERIESOne of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.ABIGAIL ADAMSSUSAN B. ANTHONYNEIL ARMSTRONGCRISPUS ATTUCKSCLARA BARTONELIZABETH BLACKWELLDANIEL BOONEBUFFALO BILLWILL CLARKROBERTO CLEMENTEDAVY CROCKETTWALT DISNEYTHOMAS A. EDISONALBERT EINSTEINHENRY FORDBENJAMIN FRANKLINLOU GEHRIGHARRY HOUDINILANGSTON HUGHESTOM JEFFERSONHELEN KELLERJOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDYMARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.ROBERT E.LEEMERTWETHER LEWISABRAHAM LINCOLNMARY TODD LINCOLNTHURGOOD MARSHALLJOHN MUIRANNIE OAKLEYMOLLY PITCHERPOCAHONTASPAUL REVEREKNUTE ROCKNEELEANOR ROOSEVELTTEDDY ROOSEVELTBETSY ROSSBABE RUTHSACAGAWEASITTING BULLJIM THORPEMARK TWAINGEORGE WASHINGTONMARTHA WASHINGTONWILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT

Herb Dunn is a pseudonym for a well-known author. 

Meryl Henderson is a graduate of Syracuse University. In 1974, she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of fine arts degree. For over forty years, she has been working as a freelance illustrator, specializing in artwork for children. She has illustrated more than a hundred books and has contributed illustrations to countless magazines and educational books. She currently lives in Catskill, New York.