Looks at the life and career of Selena, the award-winning Tejano singer who was shot and killed by the president of her fan club in a dispute over finances.

In just a few generations, Michelle Obama's family has blazed a path from a slave cabin to the White House. She's now writing a new chapter in history as a fresh kind of first lady, old-fashioned in many ways, yet so genuine and natural that she constantly surprises and inspires.

The author recalls her life and impressions growing up in Cuba.

Presents a brief biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic-American woman to become an astronaut, providing information on her childhood, her education, and her career with NASA.

Profiles such stars in the world of figure skating as Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Katarina Witt, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Oksana Baiul.

A biography of Sacagawea who accompanied and aided the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Profiles the life of the photojournalist who was an original staff photographer for "Life" magazine and a war correspondent during World War II.

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.