Le?n, Vicki

Profiles 225 adventurous women from the early 1500s to the mid-1800s who helped discover and settle the New World.

Short biographies of 200 ancient women who pushed the boundaries of what society--and men--said they should or shouldn't do.

Profiles Renaissance women who refused to follow the rules of society and led their lives as they pleased, and not as their parents and husbands wanted them to.

Profiles the lives, accomplishments, and practices of two hundred women during Rennaisance times from England, Spain, India, Rome, and other countries.

Discusses the harbor seal, the sea lion, and the elephant seal.

Looks at the habits and behavior of sea otters, showing where they live and how they survive. Explains how sea otters almost became extinct.

Describes where parrots, macaws, and cockatoos live, what they eat, and how people can save them from extinction.

Describes the characteristics , behavior and habitats of sea otters, in the context of their rebound from near extinction.

Presents biographies of significant women who lived in Western Europe and the New World in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries.

Biographies of some outspoken and influential women who lived in Europe, Africa, and the Far East during the Middle Ages.