juvenile literature

Describes the dishes, food habits, and special festivals of France.

Describes the food products, cooking and eating customs, and festivals of Germany.

Surveys the history, development, and possible future of film animation, describing both traditional stop-motion and computer animation and discussing major contributors to the field.

Photographs and text trace the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency, to his death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945.

Text and accompanying photographs introduce illumination, the medieval art of decorating books and manuscripts with gold, silver and paints.

Introduces the defense mechanisms, reproduction, and other characteristics of such cephalopods as the octopus, squid, nautilus, and cuttlefish.

A biography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.

Using period photographs, describes life in the United States during World War II, discussing such activities as civil defense, the Japanese relocation, rationing, propaganda, and censorship.

Text and "exploded view" photographs reveal the human body and how it works.

Surveys the history of television and the different kinds of programs broadcast, including situation comedies, dramas, and children's television.