Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from Alcatraz. This notorious island prison was home to hundreds of inmates, dozens of whom risked their lives to escape captivity. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from animal attacks. Facing fearsome animals ranging from sharks in the Pacific Ocean to bears at Yellowstone National Park, these people escaped the jaws of wild animals and lived to tell the tale. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from sinking ships. Thousands of people on board fought for their lives as these ships sank to the depths of the ocean, and only some survived. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from prisoner of war camps. From the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War, these soldiers who were captured behind enemy lines had to use their courage and wits to escape. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
Offers readers a captivating look into Apollo 11's historic space achievement and how the country rallied behind the bold idea to visit the moon. Learn about the struggles astronauts faced and the pivotal moment when the first man stepped onto the moon's surface. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, a timeline, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, information about the author, and an index.
Presents an overview of the Korean War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Presents an overview of the Vietnam War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Presents an overview of World War I, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Presents an overview of World War II, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Presents an overview of the Gulf War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Presents an overview of the American Revolution, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Presents an overview of the Afghanistan War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Presents an overview of the Civil War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events.
Explains what events led Martin Luther King, Jr., to develop his famous speech, 'I Have a Dream.' Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.
An introduction to the period in the 1920s known as the Harlem Renaissance, when the expression of African American creativity in many forms flourished. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.
Introduces readers to significant developments in sports technology and explores how those inventions and discoveries led to further advancements. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, and sources for further research.
Introduces readers to significant developments in video game technology and explores how those inventions and discoveries led to further advancements. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, and sources for further research.
Introduces readers to significant developments in robot and drone technology and explores how those inventions and discoveries led to further advancements. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, and sources for further research.
Introduces readers to significant developments in space technology and explores how those inventions and discoveries led to further advancements. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, and sources for further research.
Before slavery was abolished in the United States, more than 100,000 slaves escaped to freedom with help from the Underground Railroad. A secret network of safe houses, the Underground Railroad is an important part of American history. Underground Railroad workers such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass devoted their energy and even risked their own safety to help enslaved blacks escape to freedom. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.
This book examines the activism involved in the ongoing fight for racial justice in the United States. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.
Introduction to the origins, motivations, and accomplishments behind the NAACP. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.
These now-extinct cephalods were the predecessors of modern-day squid, octopus, and nautilus and survived for nearly 335 million years! Young readers will discover how these shelled creatures came in myriad shapes, sizes, and designs, and how they managed to outlast several mass extinctions until about 65 million years ago.
Details the events leading up to and following the sinking of Britain's Lusitania from the perspectives of those involved. Additional features include a bullet-point summary of the events, compelling narrative descriptions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, questions to spark critical thinking, sources to guide further research, historical photographs, informative captions, a table of contents, an index, an introduction to the author, and a phonetic glossary.
Details the Paris Peace Conference, the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and its aftereffects on Germany from the perspectives of those involved. Additional features include a bullet-point summary of the events, compelling narrative descriptions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, questions to spark critical thinking, sources to guide further research, historical photographs, informative captions, a table of contents, an index, an introduction to the author, and a phonetic glossary.
