Marciniak, Kristin

Provides information on the U.S. Coast Guard, covering their origins, the fleet, maritime safety, security, and stewardship, training, and life in the Coast Guard.

Presents the events of the Salem witch trials from three different perspectives, a minister, an accused witch, and the accuser.

Presents information on the state of Pennsylvania.

Introduces ten sites located in Iowa while discussing the history of the state.

Introduces ten sites located in Illinois while discussing the history of the state.

Presents stories of people surviving in the wilderness, such as being lost in the mountains and in a jungle, stuck in a canyon, and more.

Featuring primary sources, common core activities, sidebars, timelines, and Web sites, this book introduces Navy SEALs, describing their origin, historical development, key skills, weapons, training, and missions.

Shares the details of the Oregon Trail and the United States westward expansion in the 1800s and provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost.

Tells the story of the influenza outbreak of 1918, which killed millions of people worldwide and was the most devastating pandemic in world history.