This book introduces different types of maps and how they are used, including those that show you how to get to a place and those that show what you find when you arrive.

Presents a brief look at the life of Christopher Columbus and his search for a new route to the Indies.

Teaches readers how to use a map's key to determine its scale as well as how scales can be used to measure distances.

A biography of the famous woman pilot who set many records before she was mysteriously lost over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, emphasizing her belief that women could and should do anything they set their minds to.

Presents a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Rachel Carson, who wrote about why we need to protect the environment; and includes a time line.

Quotes from the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder and paintings by one of her relatives accompany accounts of pioneer life in the Midwest during the second half of the 1800s.

This book, in graphic novel format, tells the story of Christopher Columbus and his discovery of the Americas.

in this book Mary Dodson Wade captures the devastation and terror of a frightful day. Also included are explanations of the geophysics of tsunamis and how scientists predict future tsunami events.