Zronik, John Paul

Examines the culture of customized cars, including lowriders, hot rods, and tuners.

An introduction to Spanish conquistador Hernando Cort?s, discussing his early life, his conquest of the Aztec empire in the sixteenth century, the establishment of a Spanish colony in the New World, and Cort?s' legacy.

Presents a brief biography of undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau that describes his early life and work including his creation of the Aqua Lung in 1943 that was useful to the war effort.

Provides information about oil and natural gas, explainingwhat they are, how they form, and where they are found; discussing oil exploration, drilling, and refining; and looking at the problem of pollution and alternatives to oil as a fuel source.

Presents a short children's history of Spanish conquistador and explorer, Francisco Pizarro and describes his life, voyages through the jungles and mountains of coastal South America, encounters with the Incas of Peru, and the brutality of Spanish conquest.

Provides information about salt, explaining what it is, where it is found, and its different types; discussing salt mining; and looking at the uses of salt and its role in history and nature.

Chronicles the life and adventures of seventeenth-century French explorer Sieur de la Salle, and describes his early life and expeditions through North America as well as his obsession with building a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi.

Describes the history of the cultivation and use of rice including the impact on agriculture, business organizations, and the environment.

Tells the life story of American explorer Daniel Boone, describing his expeditions in Kentucky and elsewhere, his encounters with the Shawnee and Cherokee, his survival tactics in the wilderness, and other topics, and includes a recipe for beef jerky.

Presents an illustrated history of Hernando Cortes' invasion of Mexico and discusses the positive and negative legacy Cortes left behind.