A choose-your-own adventure story that has readers assume the role of a World War II infantryman and fight in various theaters of war across Europe and Asia. Contains three story paths and twenty-eight endings.
Details the anatomy, life cycle, special skills, habitat, diet, and hunting and survival strategies of squirrels, and discusses the future of the animals.
Traces the history, geography, economy, and people of the state of Maryland, with information on important dates and events, plants and animals of the region, and the branches of government.
The early Explorers did not find empty wilderness in the new world. Up to two million native people lived in 600 separate tribes across North America. The encounters the Native Americans and the explorers had were both good and bad. The lives of the first Americans were changed forever.
"Brings the . . . story to life and places readers in the shoes of people who experienced the most successful ditching in aviation history--the emergency river landing of US Airways Flight 1549. On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger was faced with disaster when his Airbus A320 airplane struck a flock of Canada geese shortly after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. With no engine power and no airports close enough for a landing, Captain Sully had no choice but to ditch his craft in the Hudson River"--Provided by publisher.
"In October 1871 the Midwest was in the midst of one of the driest periods on record. A center of modern firefighting technology, all of Chicago's resources were put to the test by a fire that almost completely destroyed the city. Events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the event while it was happening"--Provided by publisher.
