Jackson, C. K

Explains the reasons for such American holidays as Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Day and describes the ways they are celebrated.

Examines the many types of resources that naturally occur on Earth including soil, oil, minerals, sand, trees, sunlight, and wind.

Answers questions children ask about farms, explaining what they are and why they are important, describing a day in the life of a farmer, and showing how farms have changed over time; and visits a dairy, an orchard, a vineyard, and vegetable, nut, poultry, and fish farms.

Many years ago in Atlanta Georgia, a group of children played together practically everyday, until something happens.

Explores the people and heritage of the western U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and California, discussing the first people in the West, American exploration, the gold rush, women, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the addition of Alaska and Hawaii to the country.

Explores the environment of the western U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and California, providing an overview of the region and its landforms, and discussing climate, natural resources, and industry.

Explores the people and heritage of the southwestern U.S., including Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, discussing Native Americans, Spanish conquistadors, conflicts, growth, and problems such as pollution and the depletion of natural resources, and taking a look at the modern Southwest.

Explores the people and heritage of the southeastern U.S., including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as the Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, discussing Native Americans, European and English settlers, slavery, the Civil War, and the growth of cities, and looking at the modern Southeast.

Explores the environment of the southeastern U.S., including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as the Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, providing an overview of the region and its landforms, and discussing climate and weather, natural resources, and industry.

Explores the people and heritage of the midwestern U.S., including Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, discussing Native Americans, pioneers, settlers, and growth, and looking at the modern Midwest.