Price-Groff, Claire

Surveys the history, geography, government, and economy of Illinois as well as the diverse ways of life of its people.

Explores the life of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of numerous devices, including the light bulb and the phonograph.

A biography of the English queen Elizabeth I, daughter of King Henry VIII, discussing her youth, struggles with Queen Mary of Scots, the Spanish armada, and her development of England.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and endangered status of the manatee and the closely related dugong.

Provides an overview of Queen Victoria's life and reign and of the daily lives of the people of nineteenth-century England, and includes excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, and books of the time.

Profiles the life and work of notable women journalists, including Sarah Hale, Margaret Fuller, and Nellie Bly.

Presents biographies of twelve women who have held positions of political leadership around the world, including Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Winnie Mandela, Corazon Aquino, Wilma Mankiller, and Benazir Bhutto.