Ransom, Candice F.

"A brother and sister spend a spring day planting a garden"--OCLC.

A boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch, where they ride on a cart, see animals, and pick out a pumpkin that is just right for carving.

Provides an overview of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, describing how men from all over the thirteen colonies gathered in Philadelphia to save the troubled U.S. government, amend the Articles of Confederation, and create the Constitution.

An introduction to the Declaration of Independence and the Continental Congress that explains the role they played in the formation of the United States and profiles the men who played a key role in its creation.

In 1900, while visiting his aunt in Galveston, Texas, ten-year-old Robert Pettibone is washed into swirling floodwaters when a hurricane takes the town by surprise.

More than losing at marbles, worrying about his relatives and the Nazis in Germany, or hearing his favorite radio hero Jack Armstrong, nine-year-old Stenny Green is focused on getting to see the Hindenburg when it lands near their home in Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937.

Text and photographs describe tractor trailers and how they are used.

This is the life story of Rachel CArson. As a young girl she loved being outdoors, listening to crickets. When she grew up, she became a famous scientist and writer. Through the radio scripts, articles, and books she wrote Rachel was able to share both her knowledge of science and her love of nature with millions of people all over the world.

Describes the life and accomplishments of the George Washington, first president of the United States.