David and his family use his grandfather's time travel machine to travel to 1893 Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they meet African American football pioneer William Henry Lewis, who played for Harvard
Gertrud Schakat Tammen, 10 years old in 1941, recounts her memories of World War II as a German national living near Russia when the fighting between Germany and Russia began.
Presents an unabridged selection from Poe's story about Prince Prospero and a thousand of his followers who shut themselves away in a vast abbey to avoid the dreaded Red Death.
Introduces the history of disasters in civilization, both of natural and man-made origin, in a book that includes a fictional account of a town in the path of a volcano.
Describes the Pony Express mail relay service in the western United States in the mid-nineteenth century and discusses the difficulties faced by the Pony Express riders, including dangerous weather co
Living in a small ranching community, Judd must deal with Riley, a city boy who moves in with his grandparents for the summer, and a forest fire that threatens his home.
After seeing Javier on the other side of the Rio Grande in Mexico, Michael starts to write him letters and then helps Javier cross the river to come into the United States.
After seeing Javier on the other side of the Rio Grande in Mexico, Michael starts to write him letters and then helps Javier cross the river to come into the United States.
After being adopted by Michael's family and moving from Mexico to Dallas, Javier tries to adapt to life in the United States but realizes he misses his old life in Vera Cruz, Mexico.
After being adopted by Michael's family and moving from Mexico to Dallas, Javier tries to adapt to life in the United States but realizes he misses his old life in Vera Cruz, Mexico.
An introduction to the dinosaurs, including what they ate, where they lived, and what killed them off, also features a short story about two children who travel back in time while hunting for fossils.
Trying to juggle his job at "Taste of Italy" along with writing papers for school and his graduation requirement to volunteer at the Golden Oaks Retirement Home, class clown Derrick uses humor to get
Trying to juggle his job at "Taste of Italy" along with writing papers for school and his graduation requirement to volunteer at the Golden Oaks Retirement Home, class clown Derrick uses humor to get
Hoping to improve on his "D" in English and retain his eligibility for the football team, class clown Derrick trys to do what is necessary to bring his grade up to an acceptable level.
Hoping to improve on his "D" in English and retain his eligibility for the football team, class clown Derrick trys to do what is necessary to bring his grade up to an acceptable level.
Uses a fictional story of a boy's visit to his grandfather's house in the Florida Keys to discuss the behavior and habitat of the small deer that have lived there for hundreds of years.
While working together on a school report about the 1960s, Aleesa and Kenneth are transported to March 1968, where they suddenly realize that the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. is only days away.
Uses a fictional story and factual information to describe the Cardiff Giant hoax, in which people of upstate New York were fooled into believing that the petrified form of a giant human being had bee
While on detention for passing notes during a history lesson on Cesar Chavez, Kenneth and Aleesa are transported to a vineyard in the 1960s, where they see first-hand what Chavez, the union strikes, a
An orphan boy from Boston travels on an "orphan train" to Michigan, where he is adopted by a farmer and his wife, but they soon leave the farm for the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula.
An orphan boy from Boston travels on an "orphan train" to Michigan, where he is adopted by a farmer and his wife, but they soon leave the farm for the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula.
When two school troublemakers disappear, Kathy Benedict wonders if they ended up in the river, and if her friend Todd Macon, who is badly scarred from a fire that killed a young woman, had anything to
Could you jump through fire or pull a truck with just a rope? These and more amazing feats are covered along with a story, "Feat of Endurance," which explores the crazy things some people will do just
When Reeny tries the new video game at the arcade called "Soccer Blaster," he finds himself transported to a World Cup Soccer practice field and in the middle of a plot to sabotage the United States t
If you were a caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass, what would you see? Beginning in the morning and ending as the moon rises above, this full-color backyard tour is one no child will wan
When Cody, his mom, and his friend Maria arrive in the Florida Keys to house-sit for their friend Sally West, they are warned about a kidnapper at large in the neighborhood who tried to abduct young A
When Laura Allen is befriended by Todd Smith, a student no one else can see, and then sees his face in a frozen pond, she begins to gain the courage to deal with the problems in her life.
Sent west on an "orphan train" when their mother can no longer care for them, Emily and her brother, James, are separated in Omaha, but Emily is befriended by a hobo who helps her find her way back to
A collection of high interest fiction features short stories with an adjustment theme, including "A Problem with Mother," "A Baby Again," and "The Other Woman."
A brief history of the bicycle examines its enduring popularity and versatility, accompanied by bicycle trivia, instructions for handcrafted accessories, and safety rules for the road.
Describes the events that led Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discusses the meaning of the song and its importance as the national anthem of the United States.
