Presents a description of some of the high-tech inventions created since the mid-1900s including the integrated circuit and ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, Robo-Roach, the Segway human transporter, and a one-person flying machine.
Presents a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. and chronicles his life as the son of a Southern Baptist minister, his struggles with racial discrimination, and his fight for equality for African-Americans and all people of color.
Explores the history and culture of the ancient Mayan Indians of Mexico and Central America, discussing the discovery of stone monuments that recorded historical events, the ruins of the palace at Palenque, the pyramid at Uxmal in the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Maya temple at Tikal. Includes links to Web sites for further study.
a fictional slave narrative based on the life and legal precedent of Dred Scott
Moses, Shelia P
2005
A fictional chronicle of Dred Scott's life in slavery and his eleven-year fight for freedom in the nineteenth-century American courts, presented from Scott's point of view.
Surveys the achievements of the ancient Chinese in science, medicine, astronomy, and cosmology, and describes such innovations as rockets, wells, the compass, water wheels, and movable type.
Describes the conditions and treatment that drove working American children to strike in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, discussing such events as the mill workers' strike in 1834; the coal strikes in 1897, 1900, and 1902; and Mother Jones's 125-mile "Children's Crusade" march in 1903.
Discusses the extraordinary scientific discoveries and advancements in the Islamic world after the birth of Mohammed in 570 and their impact on Western civilization in subsequent centuries and today.
An anthology of comics by Alex Ross featuring popular characters such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, the Green Lantern, and the rest of the Justice League.
