Examines the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, that killed four young girls and severely injured another; and describes the efforts by the FBI and other investigators to bring the guilty persons to justice four decades later.
Examines events that led to the Salem Witch Trials in late seventeenth-century Massachusetts, reviews the history of the actual trials, and discuses the end of the hysteria after nearly twenty innocent people had been put to death.
Explores the origins of goblins and details their place in ancient mythology. Outlines the role goblins play in modern pop culture and includes full-color illustrations and further reading sources.
Narratives of five escapes from slavery, each of which was typical in many ways but featured unusual personal characteristics or circumstances that made these trips to freedom extraordinary.
Explores the controversies about how closely the reality of sport matches the ideal; and presents debates about what sport is, what it can be, and what it should be.
Presents color-illustrated information on chemistry in such formats as a virtual voyage, scrapbook, and mystery story, as well as a map, almanac, time line, and eyewitness account, and includes activities and a hands-on research project.
Examines the history, design, and construction of Medieval castles, covering gates, rooms, and towers, castles and warfare, and the Medieval castle today. Includes a timeline.
Discusses various Mayan myths, with background information describing the history, geography, religious beliefs, and values of the culture that created the mythology.
Examines the development of online privacy, describes the complexities of privacy in the digital age, and discusses issues of privacy in relation to social networking, corporations, the government, and other related topics.
