Coleman, Wim

A steamboat pilot recalls the day in 1807 when he saw a steamboat designed by Robert Fulton, the first on the Hudson River, and the people around him thought it must be some kind of monster.

Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

In 1856, 15-year-old Bella Lee Dunkinson began hanging around the local railroad in western Tennessee. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy's responsibilities--helping with the engine. One stormy night, the engine was slipping dangerously on wet rails. While John was putting sand on the tracks, Bella found herself alone in the cab driving the train up a steep and dangerous mountainside. After her heroic and triumphant climb to the mountaintop, she was hailed by the miners who met her there as the "Belle of the Mines and Mountains.".

Contains excerpts from the works of John Locke, Thomas Paine, Richard Henry Lee, John Dickinson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and other statesmen, that provide insight into the changes that occurred in America with the Declaration of Independence.

A graphic-novel retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's story, in which young Jim Hawkins discovers an old treasure map, sets out on a harrowing voyage to a faraway island, and soon learns that dangerous men are seeking the same treasure.

"Eleven-year-old Susannah and her mother are part of an exciting mssion--the possible colonization of the far-off planet of Openworld. But for Susannah, the excitement is tempered by worry. Are there already creatures living on Openworld? And, if so, what will the coming of humans mean to them?" Source: Back cover of book.

Presents a photographic tour of the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site in Atlanta, discusses his life and his achievements in the civil rights movement, and describes related Web sites.

A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.

Brief profiles, stories, and summaries of historic people and events of the American West including Wild Bill Hickok, Annie Oakley, and Billy the Kid; and contains Websites for further study.