Zemlicka, Shannon

An exploration of slavery in the United States that discusses its importance to the southern states, laws, Abraham Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation, " and other related topics. Includes a time line and a writing activity.

Explores the history and culture of China and its people through the use of color.

Follows the development of a frog from the egg its mother lays, to the tadpole that swims underwater, to the fully developed frog that hops on land.

Contains information on the holiday Easter, and provides descriptions of how Easter is celebrated around world, including Sweden, Ethiopia, Russia, Egypt, Mexico, Germany, and Colombia.

In graphic novel format, text and illustrations describe the life cycle of a monarch butterfly.

Explores the different colors found in China's history, culture, and landscape.

An introduction to the process of making jelly, from the time the farmer plants a bush or tree to the time someone eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Color photos and simple text show how gasoline is made, covering each step of the process after oil is found in the ground.

Color photos and simple text show how gasoline is made, covering each step of the process after oil is found in the ground.

An introduction to the life of Pocahontas, a Powhatan Indian, which covers her birth, meetings with English settlers, trip to England, family life, and death.