Niz, Xavier

Presents a brief overview of inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright in graphic novel format, and examines their work on the first successful powered airplane.

An account of American patriot Paul Revere's famous ride to warn John Hancock and Sam Adams that the British were coming to arrest them and planning to seize weapons gathered by the colonial militia in preparation for the Revolutionary War. Presented in graphic novel format.

Explore how volcanoes form, what plants and animals live near them, and where the largest band of active volcanoes is located.

Uses a graphic novel format to describe the formation of the early Roanoke Island Colony near a new developing area soon to be known as Virginia. When the island colony divided seeking either food or safety to separate locations, no historian or archaeologist seems to know what happened to one of the missing divisions.

Presented in accessible graphic novel format, this is the story of Paul Revere's ride to Lexington in April 1775 to warn colonists of approaching British troops.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text provide a brief introduction to the history, geography, government, economy, and people of the state of Kentucky.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text provide a brief introduction to the history, geography, government, economy, and people of the state of Alaska.

Describes the habitat, life-cycle and behavior of kangaroos.

Describes the ways different kinds of animals communicate, from making sounds to leaving scents to dancing, and includes color photos and a hands-on activity.

Discusses the ways that animals defend and protect themselves from danger.