Levy, Janey

Describes the construction and history of the Erie Canal and uses the information to illustrate elementary division.

Traces the history of stock car racing from the first Dayton Beach races in the 1930s into the early twenty-first century, and includes a look at legendary drivers, and discussion of the role of sponsors.

A biography of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, chronicling his racing career, and looking at his life away from the track.

Animals are a familiar part of most people's lives, from household pets to farm animals to backyard birds, but the animal world holds an enormous number of weird and freaky stories. This fascinating book is the second volume in this popular series to explore such stories. Readers will be thrilled to learn about animal oddities like creatures with night-vision goggles, organisms that are almost invisible, and even the swarm of bees that followed a car for two days to rescue their trapped queen. Absorbing text and vivid images will keep readers engaged. Captions, sidebars, fun facts, and a graphic organizer enrich the narrative.

A biography of Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel into space.

The Human Genome Project was a groundbreaking, life-altering development of the late 20th century and a major evolution in science and medicine. Readers of this volume will follow the scientists of the international, collaborative research program as they map the human genome, learning about the science behind the project as well as the scientific and medical possibilities opened by it.

Describes the history of the Silk Road, providing color maps and illustrations, and shows how to find distances using map scales and multiplication.

This book uses four mathematical operations to describe the Vikings' ships and the Vikings' way of life.

The English colony on Roanoke Island vanished with only a single word, "CROATOAN" carved into a post. What happened? Readers can review the theories and decide for themselves.