Wade, Mary Dodson

Describes the devastations and terror that occurred in Hawaii on April 1, 1946 when one of the worst tsunamis in the state's history struck the islands and killed more than 150 people.

Long ago, the emperor of China, seeking a way to help recall the year in which certain events occur, calls upon the animals to race one another and the first twelve to finish will have a year named after them.

Explains how Mexican families celebrate the lives of their deceased loved ones by sharing pictures and stories, preparing feasts, and lighting candles in the graveyard on November 1, The Day of the Dead.

Describes the characteristics of different kinds of plants, trees and bushes, foliage, grasses, wildflowers and weeds, vegetables, fruits, and mosses and ferns and provides photos of each type. Includes an activity and provides additional book titles and websites.

Presents information about seeds, including where they come from, how they grow, and how they travel.

Photographs and text provide information about plants that live in different habitats to young readers.

Presents a brief biography of National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, from her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, to her amazing scholarly and musical accomplishments, her involvement in foreign affairs, and her political career.

Learn about Sequoyah's life and how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

Explores the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals in the same Olympics.

Quotes from the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder and paintings by one of her relatives accompany accounts of pioneer life in the Midwest during the second half of the 1800s.