An Avon Camelot book

Uses the Persian Gulf War of 1991 and other incidents in history to illustrate the nature of war, its causes, and complexities.

Chronicles the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922, surveys early Egyptian life and culture, and examines the unusual number of deaths following the opening of the tomb.

The Herdman family discovers Christmas and helps everyone else rediscover its meaning.

Norris Naggle makes sure that his baby sister's first word will be Norris.

Determined to take her father's coal-carrying barge on the C & O Canal from Cumberland, Maryland, to Georgetown in D.C., twelve-year-old Kate learns hurtful truths about herself.

Includes accounts of people who have studied, investigated, or experienced ghostly activity.

Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text.

Examines the ten amendments to the United States Constitution that make up the Bill of Rights, explaining what the amendments mean, how they have been applied, and the rights they guarantee.