Walker, Sally M

Combining science with poetry, this collection of haiku extols the wonder of trees through poems that engage with every season and stage of the life cycle, from seed to photosynthesis.

Tells the story of the 1909 coal mine disaster in Cherry, Illinois, that killed hundreds of men, left more than four hundred children fatherless, inspired the first worker's compensation laws, and helped bring about changes in child labor practices.

Exploring space through haiku, this combination of poetic form and luminous artwork is accompanied by narrative explanations of wonders that are out of this world.

Describes work, machines, inclined planes, gravity and friction, and wedges in everyday surroundings, and presents experiments that explain how they work.

Explores the stories of the Anishinaabe Indians of Michigan who served as sharpshooters in the American Civil War, particularly following the stories of Company K, the largest all-American Indian company in the Union Army. Includes archival photographs and maps of Company K's movements.

An introduction to magnetism that explains what it is, what materials are magnetic, how magnets work, what magnetic poles are, and what the different types of magnets are.

Describes the life and accomplishments of baseball star Jackie Robinson, who became the first African American in twentieth-century major-league baseball.

". . . middle-grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian soldiers who . . . fought in the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.