Hi-Lo Biographies

Mother Teresa spent her life working with the poorest of the poor. In 1948, she left her convent and started a school in the slums. By 1950, Mother...

Riel helped win some rights for the Métis during the 1800s. He was hanged for treason. Today, many people think Louis Riel is a hero.

Many people have not heard of The Famous Five. Yet, these five women fought for women's rights in the early 1900s. They helped women win the right ...

In 1955, a young black woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. This act of courage sparked the Montgomery...

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic on June 18-19, 1928. She disappeared in 1937, as she attempted to become the first...

Charles Lindbergh, an American aviator, made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927.

Learn about three women who had the “right stuff”: Valentina Tereshkova, Sally Ride, and Roberta Bondar. The U.S.S.R. sent Valentina Tereshkova int...

On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest.

At the age of 23, Althea Gibson broke the colour barrier when she played in the U.S Open. She was the first black person to win the U.S. Open and W...

Tom Longboat, an Onondaga Aboriginal, was raised in a log cabin on the Six Nations reserve. In 1907, Tom entered the most famous race in the world:...

Martin Luther King Jr. was the dominant force in the civil rights movement during its decade of greatest achievement, from 1957 to 1968. He believe...

As a boxer, Muhammad brought unprecedented speed and grace to the sport of boxing. The phrase “floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee” comes...

This series includes 16 titles: Mother Teresa, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Riel, The Famous Five, Cesar Chavez, Jane Goodall, Martin L...

This series includes four people who made a difference through their acts of courage. The series includes Rick Hansen, Laura Secord, Oskar Schindle...

This series includes four biographies: Bruce Lee, Walt Disney, Jimi Hendrix, and Marilyn Monroe.

This series includes five biographies:  Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Matthew Henson & Robert Peary, ...

This series includes four biographies:  Big Bear, Tommy Prince, Will Rogers, and Maria Tallchief.

This series includes six biographies: Michaelle Jean, Terry Fox, Emily Carr, Norman Bethune, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and Poundmaker.

This series includes five biographies: Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Althea Gibson, Tom Longboat, and Nancy Greene.

This series includes four biographies: Malala, Helen Keller, Wangari Maathai, and Clara Hughes.