juvenile literature

Describes the American Saddlebred horse, including its history, physical features, and uses.

Tells the life story of early-twentieth-century pilot Amelia Earhart, discussing her Midwestern childhood, her beginnings as an aviator, her historic first transatlantic flight, her marriage, and her disappearance.

Provides an account of fossil hunter Philip Currie's efforts to locate the fossil field of Albertosaurus bones found by Barnum Brown nearly ninety years earlier, and shares what Currie learned from his investigation of how and why the dinosaurs died.

Presents a brief biography of classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma, providing information on his childhood, his musical talent, and career as a cellist.

Discusses the various roles which women played in the Northern war effort during the U.S. Civil War.

Describes the work performed by Southern women during the Civil War as nurses, spies, and soldiers and on the home front, and discusses Sherman's march.

Describes baby animals, discussing what they're called, how they stay safe, and how they learn.

Describes the equipment and techniques of spies, the structure and functions of secret services, and notable spies in history.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to snow and how it is formed.

Full-color, illustrated photographs provide detailed information on the search for the tree kangaroo in Papua New Guinea's cloud forest, and describes its habits, behaviors, and characteristics.