Bains, Rae

Briefly discusses the characteristics, origins, formation, and uses of rivers.

Explains how all matter is composed of atoms, which join together to form molecules, and how scientists have learned to release energy by splitting the atom.

A biography of the Indian leader whose nonviolent passive resistance tactics influenced reformers in other countries.

A biography of a courageous leader in the civil rights movement who championed nonviolent protest and "had a dream" of equality for all.

Discusses briefly the characteristics and uses of some common rocks and minerals.

Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and people of the four main Indian groups that lived in the woodlands of the Northeast.

Examines the life of the first African-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court and his lifelong struggle for equal justice for all Americans.

Describes the life of the fifth president of the United States, with an emphasis on his youth in Virginia.

A childhood biography of the girl who became known as a fearless battlefield nurse during the Civil War and the founder of the American Red Cross.

The biography of a slave whose flight to freedom was the first step in her becoming a "conductor" on the underground railroad.