DeGezelle, Terri

Simple text and photographs present the skills, equipment, and safety concerns of snowboarding.

Simple text and photographs describe snowplows, their parts, and their jobs.

Provides information about the Pentagon, an American symbol of national defense, examining the origins and purpose of the building, and discussing the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon.

Introduces bones, their makeup and function, bone diseases, and how to keep bones healthy.

Describes good manners and shows how different character values can be used in the classroom.

Describes what life was like for Americans during the twelve years Franklin D. Roosevelt served as President of the United States.

A brief history of the civil rights movement in America, Rosa Parks' role in helping to abolish segregation on busses, the March on Washington, Freedom Riders, and civil rights laws.

Simple text and photographs present garbage trucks, their parts, and their jobs.

Introduces the brain and its makeup, its function within the nervous system, brain diseases, and how to keep the brain healthy.

Explains good manners and shows how different manners and character values can be used when making and answering telephone calls. Includes information on telephone safety and calling emergency numbers.