Steele, Christy

Color photos fill this overview of the sloth, which describes its physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and threats to its survival. Also includes a glossary and a list of related resources.

Presents an exploration of ocean biomes, providing information about how they form, their native plants and animals, and the effects of humans on the ocean environment. Includes a glossary, resources for more information, and an index.

Presents works of art from throughout Spanish American history, discussing what they say about hispanic life, culture, and politics during Mexico's colonial era, the Mexican Revolutionary War, the Great Depression, World War II, the turbulence of the 1960s, and the late twentieth century.

Provides information on the history of Texas, from its earliest days as a frontier province of Spain and Mexico, through its tranformation into its own nation, to its current status as a U.S. state.

Provides a detailed account of the Louisana Purchse, how it almost doubled the size of the United States, and led to a period of westward expansion, and explains how it affected the people and places along the way.

Presents a study of California and the Southwest, and discusses Spanish and Mexican occupation of the territory, the Gold Rush, and statehood for California, Nevada, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Discusses the Homestead Act under which the U.S. government gave away millions of acres of free land during the nineteenth century, and examines the challenges of life for pioneers in the American West.

Traces the history of cattle ranching in the United States, from the introduction of cattle to the new world, to the first Spanish cowboys--called Vaqueros--to the cattle drives of the early Anglo ranchers.

Looks at what life was like for pioneers traveling with wagon trains to the American West, and features maps and descriptions of several of the best-known trails, including the Santa Fe, Oregon, Mormon, and California.

Presents an exploration of desert biomes, providing information about how they form, their native plants and animals, and the effects of humans on the desert environment. Includes a glossary, resources for more information, and an index.