Keene, Ann T

Presents hundreds of color-illustrated, alphabetized entries on the people, places, and things that shape the world, written especially for young readers. This volume covers "Gypsies" through "Materials.".

Addresses various attitudes and issues pertaining to racism, encouraging readers to take a critical look at what racism is and how it affects individuals and society.

Text and photographs profile men and women who have been prominent in the field of natural history such as Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, John James Audubon, Miriam Rothschild, Jane Goodall, and others.

A biography of American author Willa Cather providing information on her life from her childhood in Nebraska to her successful writing career.

An essay describing the establishment of the Nobel Peace Prize precedes chronologically organized profiles of all the individuals and organizations that have received the award since 1901.

Text and accompanying photographs present a biography of the American author whose works include "Death Comes For the Archbishop, " "My Antonia, " and "O Pioneers!".