Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken? (Wait! Wh...
Dan GutmanDid you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes that he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn’t know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how sal...
Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken? (Wait! Wh...
Dan GutmanA collection of some of the most surprising facts about the legendary boxer and civil rights activist.
As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jac...
Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty S...
Meghan McCarthyIn the 1930s most girls were happy playing with dolls. But one girl, Betty Skelton, liked playing with airplanes, watching them fly around outside, and even flying airplanes herself! She lived for an adventure - in the air, the water,...