Presents a world atlas for children featuring color maps of the countries of the world organized by continent, with color photographs, country facts, "globetrotter attractions," and a list of five cool things to do in each location.
An overview of life in St. Augustine, Florida, from 1513 to 1845, including the housing, food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities of the settlers, as well as their interaction with native people.
Examines the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806, a mission undertaken from the purpose of exploring the Louisiana Purchase and finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean, providing information about encounters with Native Americans, natural obstacles, and related topics.
Illustrations and simple text describe what it was like to live in a whaling town in the 1800s, providing information on the sailors who hunted whales and about the everyday items made from whales.
Introduces life in a Hopi village in seventeenth-century Arizona, discussing the homes, families and clans, food, clothing, beliefs, and entertainment.
Reveals the lives of the people who set up the first colonies in the United States, discussing their homes and shelter, food, clothes, schools, communications, and everyday activities.
An account of relations between the Cherokee Nation and the United States in the early nineteenth century, particularly the reasons for, and difficulties of, the forced journey of the Cherokee to an Oklahoma reservation.
Uses the life of Pocahontas as a reference to examine the history of the United States from 1590 to 1754, including early European settlers, their battles with the Native Americans, daily life in the new colonies, slavery, and the growing troubles with England.
An introduction to what life was like on the Oregon Trail, describing the wagons, daily routines, food, clothing, Native Americans encountered on the way, and dangers.
