Elish, Dan

Fourth-grader Jason, the only member of his Little League team who can talk with animals, improves his team's chances to win the championship with the help of an elderly polar bear named Whitney.

With the help of Sally, a sympathetic ten-year-old human, Scruff the squirrel leads a consortium of squirrels and birds in a blockade of New York's Central Park to protest the litter there.

Provides comprehensive information on President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; places him within his historical and cultural context; and explores the formative events of his times and how he responded.

An account of the life and career of Chester A. Arthur, the twenty-first president of the United States.

Chronicles the life of American president Theodore Roosevelt, covering his family history, his personality, the course of his political career, events during his time in office, and other topics.

Describes the efforts to build the first railroad to link the eastern and western United States and the obstacles that had to be overcome in the process.

Surveys the history, geography, and economy of the Empire State, as well as the diverse ways of life of its people.

An account of the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong and his times.

Gentle John Applefeller enters his trampoline-size apple pancake against sly Sylvester Sweet's double-chocolate-fudge-raspberry-coconut-lime swirl in the Worldwide Dessert Contest.

Vintage photographs and text describe the events and people associated with the Manhattan Project, organized to build the world's first atomic bomb in 1945.