Books from Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

  • Dragonflies Lived with the Dinosaurs!
    Dragonflies Lived with the Dinosaurs!
    By Mark J. Harasymiw

    11 Steve Bower/Shutterstock.com; p. 12 Margaret M Stewart/Shutterstock.com; p. 13 (top) Vitalii Hulai/Shutterstock.com; p. 13 (bottom) Gary Meszaros/ Science Source/Getty Images; p. 14 Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty ...

  • Lemurs
    Lemurs
    By Karen Baicker, Kate Delaney, Sharon Yates

    Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of several kinds of lemurs whose principal home is the forest of Madagascar. Includes a glossary and study questions.

  • Raccoons
    Raccoons
    By Karen Baicker

    Presents an introduction to raccoons, describing its physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle.

  • Creepy Egyptian Mummies
    Creepy Egyptian Mummies
    By David Stewart

    ... Book Company Ltd Series creator: David Salariya Editor: Stephen Haynes Illustrations by David Antram All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except by reviewer.

  • Dawn of the Space Age
    Dawn of the Space Age
    By Robin Kerrod

    James Van Allen ( middle ) celebrates the successful launch of Explorer 1 with Wernher von Braun ( right ) and William Pickering ( left ) . Von Braun led the army team that built the launch vehicle ; Pickering was Director of the Jet ...

  • Nuclear Nightmare!
    Nuclear Nightmare!
    By Robin Twiddy

    6&7– mimagephotography, Monkey Business Images, Volodymyr Baleha, Ashley Pickering, Andrii Zhezhera. 8&9–fotorince, Volodymyr Baleha, Roengrit Kongmuang, chaiviewfinder, Love Silhouette, Daniel Prudek. 10&11–yotily, rtem.

  • Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    By Susan Mitchell

    Broomhall , PA : Mason Crest Publishing , 2008 . Epstein , Dwayne . Will Ferrell ( People in the News ) . Farmington Hills , MI : Lucent Books , 2005 . Web Site NBC.com : Saturday Night Live www.nbc.com/Saturday Night_Live Check out ...

  • The Tallest Buildings
    The Tallest Buildings
    By Susan Mitchell

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mitchell, Susan K. The tallest buildings / by Susan K. Mitchell. p. cm. — (Megastructures) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8368-8366-4 (lib. bdg.) ...

  • A History of Railroads
    A History of Railroads
    By Colin Hynson

    ... 14 Warren , Whitney 19 Watt , James 8 Wheatstone , Charles 18 wheel arrangements 9 Wuzong 13 Davenport , Thomas 22 Delaware and Hudson Railroad 10 Deltic , the 25 De Witt Clinton , the 10 D'Herouville station 19 Diesel , Rudolph 24 ...

  • Fakes and Hoaxes
    Fakes and Hoaxes
    By Sarah Levete

    So, when U.S. luger Kate Hansen posted a video to social media showing a wolf in the Olympic Village sleeping areas, it was taken seriously and reported by newspapers. However, the video was a hoax planned and carried out by comedian ...

  • Michelle Obama
    Michelle Obama
    By Amanda Hudson

    4 : Guy Adams , “ The First Couple : Dancing the Night Away , ” The Independent , January 22 , 2009 , www.independent . co.uk/news/world/americas/the-firstcouple - dancing - the - night - away - 1488634 . html . pp .

  • Navajo History and Culture
    Navajo History and Culture
    By D. L. Birchfield, Helen Dwyer

    That job was given to Colonel Kit Carson, who disagreed with the policy but carried it out anyway. In 1863, Colonel Carson led an army through the Navajo homeland, burning houses, destroying crops, killing sheep and horses, ...

  • Thurgood Marshall
    Thurgood Marshall
    By Geoffrey M. Horn

    1965 1967 Ramsey Clark becomes U.S. attorney general . His father , Tom C. Clark , resigns from the Supreme Court . Marshall is named to fill Clark's seat , becoming the first African American on the Court . Warren Burger replaces Earl ...

  • El primer alunizaje (The First Moon Landing)
    El primer alunizaje (The First Moon Landing)
    By Dale Anderson, Elizabeth Hudson Goff

    Describes the flight of Apollo 11 and its mission to be the first to land on the moon. In graphic novel format.

  • The Outer Limits: The Future of Space Exploration
    The Outer Limits: The Future of Space Exploration
    By Gary Miller

    For thousands of years, people dreamed of rocketing into space. In 1969, we landed on the moon. Today, space explorers are pushing farther, to the planet Mars and beyond!

  • The Scottsboro Case
    The Scottsboro Case
    By Michael V. Uschan, Sabrina Crewe

    Describes how nine young men arrested in Alabama struggled to prove their innocence, after being convicted of rape and held in prison for many years.

  • Shooting Guard
    Shooting Guard
    By Jason Glaser

    Introduces the shooting guard, discusses historic and current players of the position, and shares tips for readers on becoming a future basketball star

  • Infielders
    Infielders
    By Jason Glaser

    Discusses the infielder position in the game of baseball.

  • Center
    Center
    By Jason Glaser

    David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs led the NBA in rebounding, scoring, free throws, and blocked shots—although not all in the same year. Robinson is one of only four players to get a quadruple-double by getting 10 blocks, ...

  • Shooting Guard
    Shooting Guard
    By Jason Glaser

    When Brandon Roy joined the Portland Trail Blazers, he had to take over scoring and leadership roles right away. He began the 2006–2007 season as a rookie, and by the end he'd been named Rookie of the Year.