united states

Describes a day in a colonial American dame school, including who attended, what they learned, and what chores they did.

A patriotic poem celebrating the flag of the United States, including historical footnotes about its origins and history.

Presents colonial food preparation with a look at the influences of available ingredients, cooking methods, and equipment. Includes recipes and an appendix with classroom cooking directions.

Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.

Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

Presents the life of George Washington, focusing on the Revolutionary War years and his presidency.

A simple description of the duties, responsibilities, and traditions of the office of president.

Reconstructs a possible mission of the fourteen-year-old spy who carried messages to George Washington's camp in the buttons of his coat during the Revolutionary War.

Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America. Includes archival photographs.

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.