Provides profiles of the women who influenced the history of the United States as wives of its presidents.
Discusses the miscellaneous junk floating in space, how it got there, what effects it can have, and what can be done about it.
Presents brief sketches of four top female figure skaters: Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, and Michelle Kwan.
An addition to the Who Was series recounts the life of Daniel Boone, most famous for opening up the West to settlers through Kentucky, and shows how he became a symbol of America's pioneering spirit. Original.
Chronicles how Libby Riddles and her team of dogs won the world's longest and toughest dogsled race, the Iditarod, despite dangerous conditions--hungry wolves, killer moose, and frigid temperatures. Original.
... GODS AND GODDESSES FLOWER GIRL GARGOYLES : Monsters in Stone GIANT SQUID : Mystery of the Deep GORILLAS HELLO , TWO - WHEELER ! KNIGHTS MUMMIES PEN PALS PINK SNOW and Other Weird Weather PIRATE SCHOOL PRINCESS LULU GOES TO CAMP ...
KNIGHTS MUMMIES PEN PALS PINK SNOW and Other Weird Weather PIRATE SCHOOL PRINCESS LULU GOES TO CAMP RED , WHITE , AND BLUE The Story of the American Flag RIP VAN WINKLE SITTING BULL SNAKE HAIR : The Story of Medusa SNAKES VOLCANOES ...
When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World.
"--"School Library Journal S. A. Kramer is the author of many nonfiction books for young readers. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
Called the "Great Pathfinder", Daniel Boone is most famous for opening up the West to settlers through Kentucky.
Veteran sports writer S. A. Kramer recounts the on-the-field triumphs and off-the-field troubles of the tormented "Georgia Peach," perhaps the most hated man ever to play baseball.
A biography of the youngest player, and the first person of color, ever to win the Masters Golf Tournament.
When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World.
-- Who won the batting title when he was 40 years old? -- Who is the only player to hit 50 or more homers three years in a row? Here are the true stories of baseball's greatest hitters.