Presents a personal profile of primatologist Jane Goodall, discussing her childhood in France and England, the influences that led her to a career observing and studying chimpanzees in Africa, her marriages and child, and the causes and charities she supported in later life.
Quackenstein, who is jealous of all the other zoo animals' friends and family, adopts an egg and cares for it until it hatches on a dark and stormy night, revealing a surprise.
Presents a short study of the history, people, and culture of Iran, and discusses political and military turmoil over the centuries, important leaders of Iran, and Iran's role in the area of global terrorism.
the true story of a woman's race for the presidency
Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta
2008
Presents the story of Belva Lockhood, a lawyer who argued cases in front of the Supreme Court and ran for office in 1884 while fighting for equality, and includes a glossary and timeline of events in womens' suffrage.
Chronicles the life of American president Franklin D. Roosevelt, discussing his leadership during the Great Depression and World War II and describing his battle with polio.
Provides instructions for science experiments that use common materials and teach about a variety of nature-related topics, such as DNA collecting and carnivorous plants.
Provides a synopsis of HIV/AIDS including its origins before the 1950s and world awareness of the disease in the 1980s, how it is spread, treatment and vaccines, as well as a list of AIDS organizations.