Behrens, June

Explores basic movement skills through such fantasy experiences as walking the plank (balance beam), playing clown (turning a somersault), or being a boxer (jumping rope).

Describes the commemoration of the victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May 5, 1862, a victory which signaled the end of foreign invasions of North America.

Recreates the first Thanksgiving as it might have been, featuring Squanto and a Pilgrim family.

Text and photographs present life on a self-sufficient farm in colonial Virginia.

Follows two children of the Plimoth Plantation through the first seven years of settlement.

Pictures of fifteen works of art which portray animals, with explanations of the animals, the artists, and the time periods of each.

David travels by barge on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from his home in Georgetown to the Seneca Lockhouse where he helps his grandfather with his duties as keeper of the lock.

Discusses the subjects and artistic techniques of fourteen sculptures and paintings from the fifth century B.C. to the present day.

Describes the conception, construction in France, erection in New York Harbor, and recent renovation of the tallest statue of modern times.