Presents a brief profile of Hip Hop artist and actor Will Smith; and chronicles his childhood, accomplishments and awards, and success in the entertainment industry.
Provides information about the history, geography and natural resources, government, economy, people, culture, and cities of the East African nation of Kenya, and includes a calendar of festivals, recipes, and other reference materials.
Presents a brief profile of Hip Hop artist and actor Will Smith; and chronicles his childhood, accomplishments and awards, and success in the entertainment industry.
Describes the life of the twentieth-century British mathematician, Alan Turing, and focuses on his accomplishments, which include deciphering techniques to solve German Enigma codes during World War II, and also his work toward building the world's first programmable computer.
Examines some of the important Civil War battles that took place in Tennessee, along the Mississippi River, in Texas, and in the southwest, and discusses how many of the soldiers returned to the West after the war to live. Includes photographs, a glossary, a time line, and resources.
Describes and explains the impact made by Europeans on the lives of various Native American tribes of North, Central, and South America, from the first contact in 1492 to the damage inflicted by Russians in the Aleutian Islands in the eighteenth century.
Chronicles the life of Supreme Court justice John Marshall, discussing his childhood, experiences fighting in the American Revolution, service in Congress, years as U.S. secretary of state, and influence on the Supreme Court and its landmark decisions.
Examines the growth and influence of Islam in Kazakhstan, discussing the key economic and political issues facing the country in the early twenty-first century, and including information on Kazakhstan's geography, history, people, cities and communities, and foreign relations.
