Russell, Sharman Apt

A reflective discussion of the scientific side of flowers that examines, among other topics, their connections to sex, love, and life.

Explores how butterflies have served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation throughout history, traces their life cycles, and describes man's fascination with them.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement of the early nineteenth century.

While on a school field trip, May and Evan find themselves transported back in time and made slaves by one of the warring Indian tribes who lived in the Arizona desert long ago.

Examines the life and achievements of Frederick Douglass, a man who escaped from slavery and went on to work as an abolitionist fighting for an end to slavery, and later for African-American civil rights.