Domnauer, Teresa

Presents an introduction to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, providing information on the Louisiana Purchase and their travels westward to Oregon from 1804 to 1806.

Investigates unusual animals that are kept as pets around the world.

Explores various details of territorial expansion in the United States, covering pioneer life, government relations with Native Americans, the Northwest Ordinance, the Louisiana Purchase, the Texas Revolution, and more, with illustrations, a timeline, and statistics.

Explores various details of the social life and customs of pioneers in the American West, covering topics such as the California gold rush, the Homestead Act of 1862, and struggles between early settlers and Native Americans, with illustrations, a timeline, and statistics.

From aboriginal hunting songs in Australia to gentle mariachi love songs in Mexico, learn how music plays a part in people's lives.

Text and illustrations introduce various music professions and what it takes to do their job.

Gives an account of the journey undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, when they led their "Corps of Discovery" to explore the interior of North America.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to crime scene investigations from the arrival of the first responders at the scene to the court room.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to such extreme vehicles as giant dump trucks, fire trucks, and submarines.

Includes bibliographical references and index.