Describes the work of the milliner in colonial America, which included gown making, laundering, and lace making, as well as selling sewing supplies and other goods.

Discusses the selection, care and handling, and safety of having kittens as pets.

This book introduces the different skills and often difficult lives of women on the farm, in business, and on the plantation as the owner's wife or as a slave in colonial America.

Discusses the tsunami and other disasters.

Identifies what is and is not a dinosaur, discusses the physiology and behavior of various types, including stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, and ceratopsians.

Describes the characteristics of the moon and traces the history of human exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor.

Battles, protests, standoffs, strikes. We hear about them all the time. On the surface, a battle and a protest don't seem to have much in common, but they're really just two ways of handling a dispute. One uses violence, the other uses signs and picket lines. But both start as a disagreement between two groups of people. Both are conflicts. Using real world examples, Why Do We Fight? teaches kids to recognize the structures, factors, and complex histories...

This book examines the land, people, and history of Germany and discusses its current state of affairs and place in the world.

Explores Mexico and the events that take place there.