A Silver Burdett international library selection

Describes the major events of American westward migration from 1540 to 1900.

Describes the customs and traditions of the people, and their everyday life, and traces the history of the area back to ancient times.

Describes various aspects of life in Europe during the eighteenth century including new discoveries and inventions, social structure, education, religion, government, entertainments, and industry and trade.

Reviews the training and racing careers of five American champion race horses of recent years: Nashua, Kelso, Ruffian, Secretariat, and Forego.

Explains the physiology of the human eye, showing how it is used to perceive shapes, colors, shadows and reflections. Includes simple experiments.

Describes the ways in which desert animals such as the spadefoot toad, desert shrimp, chuckwalla, and sand grouse adapt in order to survive in the hot, dry climate.

Describes such living fossils as the horseshoe crab, coelacanth, lungfish, cockroach, Galapagos tortoise, and other animals that have survived, almost unchanged, since prehistoric times.

Describes the religion, clothing, housing, sports and games, work, and other aspects of life in eighteenth-century Europe.

Discusses the properties, sources, and uses of metals including mining and refining methods. Contains glossary and reference material.

Introduces the history and culture of the best known of the African peoples, who make up about twenty-five percent of the black population of South Africa.