Saffer, Barbara

Provides information about the history, land, climate, wildlife, government, economy, people, and culture of Kenya, and includes maps, topical essays, a recipe, time line, and references.

A biography of Harry Truman, the thirty-third president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Provides a historical overview of the dreaded disease, including its centuries-long effects on society, its causes and symptoms, the development of a vaccine, the eradication of the disease, and its present-day potential as a weapon of war.

Examines the history, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment options of anthrax, as well as ongoing research for a way to defend the people of the United States from anthrax biological weapons.

Presents color-illustrated rhyming riddles, one for each letter of the alphabet, that teach about astronomy, chemistry, geology, biology, and other fields of science.

Presents an introduction to measles and rubella, explaining each one's their history, as well as the symptoms, effects, and vaccines.

Examines the history of polar exploration and the adventures of some polar explorers.

Provides information about the history, land, climate, wildlife, government, economy, people, and culture of Kenya, and includes maps, topical essays, a recipe, time line, and references.

Describes the discovery of gold in California, the rush to California to look for gold, establishment of mining towns, the outbreak of criminal activity, and other aspects of this volatile period in California history.