Behrens, June

An illustrated history of the artistic representation of horses from the works of cave men to early twentieth-century painters.

Describes a visit to a powwow, or native American celebration, where American Indian families get together to enjoy traditional food, music, dancing, and crafts.

Explains the training astronauts go through before they make their space flights.

Describes in simple terms the training and duties of a truck driver.

Follows the members of the Adler family as they prepare for and celebrate Passover.

Describes the behavior, habitats, and individual species of whales and dolphins, including the bottlenose dolphin, humpback whale, and right whale.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and different species of sharks.

Follows the members of the Goldwasser family as they prepare for and celebrate the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah.

Examines the life and career of the man who served as vice-president of the United States for eight years under Ronald Reagan and was then elected to follow him as the forty-first president.

A biography of the California astrophysicist who became, with the second mission of the Challenger spacecraft in June 1983, the first American woman and the youngest American astronaut to orbit the earth.