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What's the deal?: Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase
Par Rhoda Blumberg. 1998
Provides historical background of the United States's purchase of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803. Discusses the negotiations by…
Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon, political implications for Spain and Britain, possibilities of war, and the young nation's actual acquisition of the vast area. For grades 5-8Lives of the presidents: fame, shame, and what the neighbors thought
Par Kathleen Krull. 1998
Unusual biographical facts about the personal lives of the presidents of the United States. Discusses the presidents as fathers, husbands,…
pet owners, and neighbors. Provides information on hairstyles, favorite foods, and sports and also some bad habits and fears. For grades 3-6Tall and tasty: fruit trees
Par Meredith Hughes. 2000
Spill the beans and pass the peanuts: legumes
Par Meredith Hughes. 1999
Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
Par Don Brown. 1997
On June 9, 1909, Alice Ramsey left New York City to drive across America in a Maxwell automobile. Accompanied by…
three other women, she had to repair the car several times before finally arriving in San Francisco on August 7, 1909. The book describes the small towns, farms, railroad tracks, rivers, and mountains they passed along the way. For grades 2-4Where am I?: the story of maps and navigation
Par A. G Smith. 1997
A history of how people learned to identify their physical location in the world. Traces the development of maps from…
birch bark and clay tablets dated 2300 B.C. to the techniques of aerial photography. Follows navigational skills from Eratosthenes's astronomical experiments to the discovery of the compass and the use of satellites. For grades 5-8Pioneer girl: growing up on the prairie
Par Andrea Warren. 1998
Recounts the life of Grace McCance, whose family settled a Nebraska homestead in 1885 when she was only three years…
old. Grace and her sisters helped to work the farm as they contended with bugs, snakes, blizzards, and wildfires. Based on her memoirs. For grades 4-7Yes, we have bananas: fruits from shrubs & vines
Par Meredith Hughes. 2000
Thirty-one grade-school children interview friends and relatives about their roles in the civil rights movement. Three additional essays provide information…
on segregation, the movement to end it, and the struggle against racial discrimination and poverty. For grades 5-8Cool as a cucumber, hot as a pepper: fruit vegetables
Par Meredith Hughes. 1999
Discusses the history and uses of plants that are normally thought of as vegetables but share some of the traits…
of fruits, such as tomatoes, eggplants, avocados, cucumbers, peppers, squash, and breadfruit. Includes recipes. For grades 4-7. 1999Flavor foods: spices & herbs
Par Meredith Hughes. 2000
Describes the historical origins, uses, and growing requirements of various spices and herbs derived from flowers, fruits, leaves, bark, seeds,…
roots, and rhizomes. Includes pepper, vanilla, nutmeg, horseradish, licorice, ginger, cinnamon, mustard, basil, rosemary, saffron, and parsley. For grades 4-7. 2000The Star Wars cook book: wookiee cookies and other galactic recipes
Par Robin Davis. 1998
Twenty-nine recipes arranged as breakfasts, beverages, snacks, main courses, and desserts--each with a list of necessary ingredients and step-by-step instructions.…
Try the C-3PO pancakes, drink a Yoda soda, snack on a Jabba jiggle, and dine on Obi-Wan kebabs, followed by R2-D2 treats. Includes health and safety tips. For grades 3-6Blue moon soup: a family cookbook : recipes
Par Gary Goss. 1999
Thirty-three soup recipes grouped by season. For winter, hearty choices: minestrone, French onion, and Cuban black bean. Summer has cold…
soups: gazpacho, vichyssoise, and ice cream! Ingredients are listed first, then step-by-step directions. Includes nine related recipes for breads, nachos, and croutons. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999Get up and go: the history of American road travel
Par Sylvia Whitman. 1996
Chronicles transportation in the United States from Native American trails to superhighways. Includes information on horse-drawn conveyances, railroads, cycles, and…
automobiles. Also describes the legislation that changed the way Americans traveled. For grades 5-8. 1996Glorious grasses: the grains
Par Meredith Hughes. 1999
Explains how humans have cultivated and used various grains including wheat, rice, corn, millet, oats, barley, and rye. Discusses the…
nutritional value of these cereal products and provides recipes. For grades 4-7. 1999The Salem witch trials
Par Lori Wilson. 1997
Discusses the history of witchcraft leading up to events in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692, when accusations against supposed…
witches caused many innocent deaths. Considers the long-term effects of the trials in Salem. For grades 6-9Stinky and stringy: stem & bulb vegetables
Par Meredith Hughes. 1999
Describes historical origins, uses, and growing requirements of four bulb vegetables (garlic, onions, shallots, and leeks) and three stem vegetables…
(celery, asparagus, and rhubarb). Includes recipes. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999Commander in Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
Par Albert Marrin. 1997
Judging the Civil War to be the definitive event in the history of the United States, Marrin contends that Lincoln…
was our greatest president. Provides biographical information relevant to understanding why this tragedy was also known as "Mr. Lincoln's war." For grades 6-9Just what the doctor ordered: the history of American medicine
Par Brandon Miller. 1997
Illustrates the changes in medical practices in the United States since Europeans first settled here. Recalls the first medical school…
opening in 1765 and the fact that George Washington, suffering from a sore throat, died from prescribed bleeding in 1799. Attributes improvements in medicine to better education, upgraded sanitation practices, and the discovery of vaccines. For grades 5-8Kids at work: Lewis Hine and the crusade against child labor
Par Russell Freedman. 1994
Documents the abuse of child laborers in factories, fields, mills, mines, and streets of the United States in the early…
1900s by tracing the career of professional photographer Lewis Hine. Hine's work raised public awareness and helped change the nation's laws to protect young people under age sixteen. For grades 5-8