Describes the life cycle, behavior, and habitat of the members of the squirrel family that live in underground burrows.

This book tells the story of the Transcontinental Railroad, from the partnership between government and rich investors to the impact of the railroad on the nation's settlement.

Text and fact boxes describe some of the tiny organisms that can be found in the garden, along with high-magnification images that show what these "micromonsters" look like.

Recounts how the Cherokees, after fighting to keep their land in the nineteenth century, were forced to leave and travel 1,200 miles to a new settlement in Oklahoma, a terrible journey known as the Trail of Tears.

"This Spanish and English dual-language book takes you on a journey around the world to see what the daily lives of people in other countries are like, from what they wear to how they have fun"--

Explores the amazing achievement of the Apollo program, which pushed space technology to new heights.

The Battle of Yorktown in Virginia took place in 1781. For more than five years, Americans had been fighting for their independence from Britain in the American Revolution. This book tells the story of the famous Revolutionary battle and looks at the events that led up to the moment when the Americans and their French allies laid siege to the British army at Yorktown, forcing it to surrender.

Tells the story of the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, held in 1848 as the first organized effort to demand equality for women, including the right to vote, and discusses how the campaign was carried on by succeeding generations until 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified.

Chronicles the events that took place on September 11, 2001, and the effects of the attack on world leaders.