juvenile literature

Presents, in text, illustrations, and photographs, an overview of the life and legend of the American cowboy.

The author relates her experiences growing up in a small West Virginia town.

A simple introduction to planet Earth and its moon, the sun and its effects on Earth, plus the other planets in our solar system, comets and asteroids.

Text and photographs depict the cause and effects of the Midwest flood of 1993.

Describes the life and career of the distinguished officer who became the first admiral in the United States Navy.

Traces the history of Jews, especially those from Eastern Europe, in the United States, their experiences as immigrants, and their contributions to American culture.

Tells the story of this inland waterway from the earliest explorers' dream of an Orient passage to today's vast computer-operated system of canals, locks, and gates, and the ships that traverse them.

A history of the exploration of the Mississippi River, discussing the men who accomplished it.

A biography of the first president of the newly formed United States, George Washington, from his involvement in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, through his two terms as president, up to his death in 1799.