Wade, Mary Dodson

Presents a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross in 1881; and includes a time line.

The story of the Revolutionary War hero whose name eventually became synonymous with treachery and treason.

An overview of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, that explains what it is and how it is diagnosed and describes life with the disease and the search for a cure.

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

Explains what a map scale is, and shows how to use them to measure distances between places on the map.