juvenile literature

Provides information on where to camp, how to set up a campsite, keeping warm and dry, preparing food while camping, and how to handle emergencies in order to make camping safe, comfortable and fun.

Sometimes strange, unimaginable things happen which nobody can explain. They happen to ordinary people. Have you ever seen a UFO? Or had a dream at night that seemed so real-and it came true?.

Presents the design, performance, and statistics of avariety of high-speed cars, including indycars, rallycars, and dragsters.

Examines the background and history of car racing and the construction, operation, and maintenance of the vehicles used. A detailed fold-out shows a cross-section of a cr, how it works, and what gives it its speed.

A biography of Amos Fortune, born the son of an African chief, but captured at 15 and sold as a slave in Massachusetts, where he purchased his freedom when he was sixty years old and became a respected citizen.

Experiences of a family living in Philadelphia during the late 1700's help describe the events and conflicts that surrounded our nation's birth.

Examines the war that cost more than 500,000 lives, from the Battle of First Bull Run to the final surrender of the Confederte Army in 1865.

Recounts how the young Helen Keller, left blind and deaf by a childhood illness, learned to communicate with the world.

Discusses the concept of open zoos, introduces some zoo workers, and describes some activities happening in zoos today. Includes a poster and a booklet of games and puzzles.