new york (state)

While trying to earn money for a motor bike, fourteen-year-old Joe Pederson becomes involved with the Mexicans who work on his family's farm and develops a better relationship with his father.

Ten-year-old Sprig no longer gets along with her twelve-year-old sister, Dakota, but the two pull together during their father's extended business trip to Afghanistan, sharing concerns about his safety, an elderly neighbor's health, fights with their best friends, and boys.

Traces the early life of the first woman physician, relating the struggle women had to face in becoming doctors and practicing medicine.

The animals and birds of the forest hold a contest to choose which will sing a song to greet the day.

Examines the history of the Iroquois people, a confederacy of tribes originally from what is now New York, discussing their laws, culture, and daily lives, and looking at how things changed for the tribe with the arrival of European traders. Includes information about modern-day Iroquois.

An discussion of the culture and history of the Iroquois, includes information about their food, homes, ceremonies, and traditions.

Presents information about the state of New York, its nickname, motto, and emblems.