Hoose, Phillip M.

To discuss the racism in American sports, the author interviewed athletes, managers, coaches, and commentators from around the country, from the big time to the "little leagues.".

A young boy, sneaker poised, must decide whether to squishor not to squish when the ant he has targeted begins to plead for its life.

Draws from first-person accounts, journals, interviews and other primary sources to tell the true stories of over seventy young people from a variety of cultures who played a role in the making of the United States, including explorers, patriots, rebels, slaves, miners, and activists.

Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.

Text and photographs present stories of young Americans who have made a difference throughout history.

Presents an account of fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin, an African-American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, and covers her role in a crucial civil rights case.

Presents an account of fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin, an African-American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, and covers her role in a crucial civil rights case.

Introduces Rufa Red Knot B95, a twenty-year-old robin-sized shore bird that makes an 18,000 mile migratory flight from the bottom of the world to the top and back every year. Details scientists' efforts to study this bird and its species and reveals what readers can do to save these "Moonbirds" from extinction.

The author recalls how, at age nine and having just moved to Speedway, Indiana, his life took on a new meaning when he discovered that his second cousin was Don Larsen, pitcher for the New York Yankees.