Stefoff, Rebecca

Presents information on some of the causes of the Civil War, the battles fought between 1861 and 1863, and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Discusses the Civil War and Reconstruction and their effects on the nation and on black Americans in particular.

Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of various kinds of spiders with emphasis on their ability to extrude silk and weave webs.

Examines the life and travels of the medieval explorer.

Describes how Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, was first discovered, how it was studied in the twentieth century, and what we know about it today.

Provides information about Earth, the only inhabited planet in the Solar System, looking at its different layers and its atmosphere, discusses what has been learned about the moon and its effect on Earth, and considers the future of space exploration.

Focuses on the struggles of the founder of Pennsylvania who promoted the Quaker religion and spent his lifetime preaching the right of each individual to choose his own faith.

Profiles nine women of various ethnic backgrounds who settled on the Western frontier, describing their challenges and achievements.

A biography of Mao Zedong, founder of a communist state in China in 1949, hailed by some as a hero, by others, a tyrant.

An in-depth survey of efforts made by Americans to preserve and protect the natural world and its precious, limited resources.