Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting or co

Photographs and text trace the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency

Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860

A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.

Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800's and early 1900'

"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful rou

Explains the recent discovery of the fossilized remains of duckbill dinosaur eggs and the young which hatched from them, and conjectures that som

An introduction to bird flight which includes a discussion of bird anatomy, feathers, and air currents and a comparison with airplane flight.

Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.

Relates the experiences of a German prince, his servant, and a young Swiss artist as they traveled through the Missouri River Valley in 1833 lear

This photo-essay describes child labor in the United States at the beginning of the century and how Lewis Hine fought for reforms. A profile of t

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.