Benoit, Peter

Explains what climate change is and why it occurs, examines the problems caused by climate change, discusses what might happen if the climate change problem is not fixed, and looks at what is being done to fight climate change.

Presents the history and civilization of Ancient Rome, including detailed maps, sidebars, short biographies, and timelines.

Introduces the U.S. Army of World War II, describing how soldiers were trained for combat, the kinds of jobs they had, and some of the challenges they faced.

Presents an account of the founding and difficult early years of the Jamestown Colony and discusses why colonists traveled from England to North America, what struggles the colonists faced in the settlement's first years and who led the colony and helped it become a success.

Explains the history of the struggle for equal education in the United States and how the case Brown v. Board of Education and came to be and what impact it made.

Maps, a timeline, and photos provide an overview of the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, exploring the devastation it caused, efforts to rebuild the country, and they ways people around the world worked together to help the victims.

Describes the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941 that drew the United States into World War II, and covers why United States leaders hesitated to join the war, why Japan decided to attack the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, and how the attack affected attitudes in the United States toward Japanese Americans.

Details the history of the nuclear age, from the discovery of nuclear fission and the Manhattan Project to the Cuban missile crisis and the use of nuclear power.

An examination of the Confederate States of America that explains why eleven states chose to break away and form their own country and how it contributed to the start of the Civil War.

Describes significant people and events in the Civil War and examines Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox.