chesapeake bay region (md. and va.)

Reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort, in Jamestown, Virginia, to understand who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s; and uncovers the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, a colonial officer, an African slave girl, and others.

Describes the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, which forms the third largest watershed in the world, covering the people, geography, and habitats of the Chesapeake Bay area.

Describes how the Chesapeake Bay was formed, the extensive ecosystem that has more than 1500 square miles of wetlands, the damage caused by deforestation, dredging, building, and fishing, and the restoration efforts that are attempting to clean up the Chesapeake Bay area.

Provides an introduction to the plants and animals of the Chesapeake Bay area.

Describes how the Chesapeake Bay was formed, its early native inhabitants, the Jamestown years, settlements, the Chesapeake in wartime, today's Chesapeake, and modern efforts to save the ecosystem from abuse.

Brief, simple text and detailed drawings recreate the world of the Shaw family, who lived in Virginia on a colonial plantation near the Chesapeake Bay for over 150 years, beginning in 1630.

Reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort, in Jamestown, Virginia, to understand who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s; and uncovers the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, a colonial officer, an African slave girl, and others.