Beyer, Mark

Examines the history of bicycles, looking at how they have changed since their invention in the early nineteenth century.

Summary: Describes the history, training, duties, and the role of the United States Secret Service.

Describes motorcycles from 1885 to the present day and focuses on changes in their size, shape, thickness of tires, speed, and more.

Photographs and simple text describe what cars looked like in the past and how their performance and appearance have changed throughout the years.

Describes the education and training it takes to become a smoke jumper, and provides information on the risks involved, protecting the forests, jumping into a fire, and more.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of rock and roll star Stevie Wonder.

Chronicles the life of Emmanuel Ringelblum, a Jewish historian who kept a documented history of life in the Warsaw Ghetto; covers his life from his childhood to his execution in 1944, and provides historical context on Germany, a time line, a glossary, and lists of related resources.