Harkins, Susan Sales

Explores the life and accomplishments of Father Jacques Marquette and his role in the founding of Michigan's first European settlement.

Soviet history begins with bloodshed, oppression, and strife. Civil War stained the Russian landscape with the blood of its people after Nicholas II abdicated his throne to a provisional government. The Bolsheviks wanted Russia, and eventually they took her.

Includes information about the whooping crane's physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle. Focuses on the whooping crane's loss of habitat and endangered status, and discusses the successful efforts to save it.

Presents the life story of Patrick Henry, the eighteenth-century orator best known for inspiring American colonists to rebel against England.

Presents facts about rabbits as pets, including types and traits, longevity, selection of a healthy, peaceful animal, cage options, toys, feeding, and handling.

Provides a biography of pilot Chuck Yeager and chronicles his efforts to be the first to break the sound barrier.

Presents a brief biography of Richard I, who ruled Englandfrom 1189 to 1199, and provides information on his family, the time he spent fighting in the Third Crusade, and how he came to be known as "Richard the Lionheart." Includes timeline.

A brief biography of William the Conqueror who, in 1066 led his Norman army to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces at the Battle of Hastings.