My Name Is Not Alexander (3 page)

I want to thank
the men who dared to do things others couldn’t or wouldn’t and everyone that dares to try something new or unexpected. To the believers, dreamers, and leaders, thank you for showing us the way. I want to thank my friends and family that believed I could do this, the great folks at Sourcebooks for finding Isabella in the first place and offering me such a great opportunity, and Mike for making such a beautiful show of it all.
—JF

list of works consulted

On these and other exciting men check out the following:

Books:

Adler, David A., et al.
A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison.
New York: Holiday House, 1996.

Adler, David A. and Robert Casilla (illustrator).
A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson.
New York: Holiday House, 1994.

Brown, Jonatha.
Jackie Robinson.
People to Know. Milwaukee, WI: Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2004.

Freedman, Russel.
Indian Chiefs.
New York: Holiday House, 1987.

Mara, Wil.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Rookie Biographies.
Danbury, CT: Scholastic Children’s Press, 2007.

McAuliffe, Bill.
Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé: A Photo-Illustrated Biography.
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 1999.

Middleton, Haydn and Tony Morris (illustrator).
Thomas Edison: The Wizard Inventor.
What’s Their Story? New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Nirgiotis, Nicholas.
Cornerstone of Freedom: Thomas Edison.
Chicago: Children’s Press, 1994.

Orgill, Roxane and Stephane Joresh (illustrator).
Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.

Wade, Mary Dodson.
Amazing President Theodore Roosevelt.
Amazing Americans. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary, 2009.

Websites:

“Chief Joseph (1840–1904).” Biography.com. www.biography.com/articles/Chief-Joseph-9358227.

“Chief Joseph.” PBS. www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chiefjoseph.htm.

“Chief Joseph.” Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph.

“Fred Astaire.” Encyclopedia of World Biographies. www.notablebiographies.com/An-Ba/Astaire-Fred.html.

“Fred Astaire.” The Internet Movie Database. www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/bio.

“Fred Astaire.” Reel Classics. www.reelclassics.com/Actors/Astaire/bio.htm.

“Jackie Robinson Biography.” JackieRobinson.com. www.jackierobinson.com/about/bio.html.

“Jackie Robinson.” Portland State University. www.wc.pdx.edu/jackierobinson/jackie.html.

“Jackie Robinson.” TIME For Kids. www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0,28285,714576,00.html.

“The Life of Thomas A. Edison.” The Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edbio.html.

“Rough Riders.” Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Riders.

“Surrender Speech of Chief Joseph.” Georgia State University. www2.gsu.edu/~eslmlm/chiefjoseph.html.

“Teddy Roosevelt.” Teddy Roosevelt Biography. http://www.teddyrooseveltbiography.com.

“Theodore Roosevelt: A Brief Biography.” Theodore Roosevelt Association. www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/biotr.htm.

“Theodore Roosevelt.” Garden of Praise. gardenofpraise.com/ibdtheod.htm.

“Theodore Roosevelt.” The White House. www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/theodoreroosevelt.

“Thomas A. Edison.” Garden of Praise. gardenofpraise.com/ibdediso.htm.

“Thomas Edison.” Biography.com www.notablebiographies.com/Du-Fi/Edison-Thomas.html.