Publisher's Synopsis
They spread joy and compassion, love and peace. They teach us lessons about war and greed, power and wealth. They teach us about strength of the human spirit. They change us, make history, make us better, make us sad, make us wonder, make us have faith. They are black and white, yellow, brown and red. They are gay and straight, married and single, rich and poor. They are male and female. They are from every part of the world. These are just some of the people who have made history by changing the world around us. What can we learn from their stories and their lives?Read about the lives of Christopher Columbus, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong, Fred Astaire.Ginger Rogers, Gregory Hines, Gene Kelly, Jerry Lewis, and many oth
