Shea, John M

Explains what viruses are and why they make people ill. Details efforts to study viruses' structure in order to develop vaccines against them. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and additional reading sources.

Discusses the people and events that helped create the Declaration of Independence. Features color illustrations, fact boxes, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading.

Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American flying unit in the US military, were some of the most decorated servicemen of the Army Air Forces during World War II. Trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, these courageous men flew more than 1,500 missions. This stirring book describes the fight to allow African Americans to serve as pilots, the training the men received, and some of the most exciting missions and sorties the unit faced. Not only did these exceptional soldiers fight the Axis powers, they fought prejudice and discrimination at home. Black and White Photographs, Full-color photographs, Historical Context Overview, Sidebars, Graphic Organizers, Glossary, For Further Information Section, Index.

Readers will find out how viruses replicate and travel from place to place. They will understand that viruses don't just infect people. Perhaps most importantly, readers will learn what they can do to protect themselves from viruses now and in the future.

Offers a look at the history and jobs of the US Coast Guard, and brief profiles of Coast Guard heroes from World War II and Hurricane Katrina.

Chronicles the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American fighter pilots who flew during World War II.

Offers a look at the history and jobs of the US Coast Guard, and brief profiles of Coast Guard heroes from World War II and Hurricane Katrina.

Looks at parts of the Declaration of Independence from an historical perspective.

Text and photographs provide an introduction and up close examination of DNA.

Highlights characteristics of the human body that are disgusting, and explains their causes and effects.