Brill, Marlene Targ

Easy-to-read text examines the duties of various types of lawyers and the educational requirements of a career in law.

The story of Rigoberta Mench? and her struggle to keep wealthy landowners and Guatemalan soldiers from taking away the land from her village and other Indian communities.

Describes a garbage truck used to dump garbage in a landfill as well as a truck that carries garbage that can be recycled.

Explores how different cultures have viewed losing teeth and how the idea of the Tooth Fairy originated.

Describes the early life and political career of the man who served as president in the years just before the Civil War.

Presents a short history of Veterans Day and discusses how it came to be celebrated after World War One and its significance to American military personnel and veterans of all wars since 1918.

A brief biography of Barack Obama that describes his childhood in Hawaii, family, education, and highlights from his political career, which includes becoming the first African-American elected to become the President of the United States.

Explains where doctors work, how they become doctors, and how they help people.

A biography of cycling champion Major Taylor who, at the turn of the twentieth century, became the first African-American athlete to break through the racial divide, winning three consecutive world championship titles for the United States.

A short biography of U.S. Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama describing his childhood, American and African heritage, education, and rise in state and national politics.