biography

This biography examines the life of Joseph Stalin. Readers will learn about Stalin's family background, childhood, education, and his time as dictator of the Soviet Union.

This reference library provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador).

Profiles the life and career of storyteller R. L. Stine.

Christopher Columbus is often referred to as the "discoverer" of the Americans. The Americas are named after explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Profiles the life and career of storyteller Maurice Sendak.

Profiles the life and career of storyteller Beatrix Potter.

Profiles the life and career of storyteller Jeff Kinney.

Profiles the life and career of storyteller Suzanne Collins.

Profiles the life and career of storyteller Mark Twain.

Profiles the life and career of storyteller Robert Munsch.