Quick view The Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis by Natalie Hyde Through a lens of primary sources, this intriguing title looks at the pivotal crisis from the Cold War during which the Soviet Union set up nuclear missiles in Cuba. Well-crafted text and engaging sources introduce readers to the key players, including... View Details
Quick view The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to "make pictures fly through the air." This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his... View Details
Quick view Who Was Rosa Parks by Yona Zeldis McDonough In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. View Details
Quick view Who Was Cesar Chavez? by Dana Meachen Rau Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights. View Details
Quick view What Is the Panama Canal? by Janet B Pascal Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of... View Details
Quick view Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure John Glenn by Ruth Ashby This dramatic story of John Glenn's near-disastrous mission in "Friendship 7" also takes young readers through his small-town Ohio boyhood, his extraordinary experiences as a fighter pilot in two wars, and his life as an astronaut in NASA's prestigious... View Details
Quick view I Am Martin Luther King Jr by Grace Norwich Young readers will learn all about this heroic man, whose accomplishments are truly inspiring. This book features a timeline, maps, sidebars, and a top 10 list of important things to know about Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations. View Details
Quick view The Panama Canal by Peter Benoit In 1881, French developers began an attempt to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Thirty-three years later, the project was finally completed by U.S. workers, changing shipping and travel routes forever. Readers will learn about the... View Details