Synopsis: The relationship between human progress and its effect on the natural environment has long been a contentious issue.Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. The Cornerstones of Freedom series explores what inspires people from all over the world to start life anew here, endure the economic and social upheavals, and defend the land and rights that are unique to the United States of…

Synopsis: From rushing river currents to the waves that crash along coastlines, water power is all around us.For centuries, people have relied on the movement of water for transportation and a power source for simple machines. It can also be used to create the electricity we rely on every day. Readers (Grades 3-5) will find out what makes water flow from one place to another, how dams and turbines are used to harness hydropower, and much more.

Synopsis: When twelve-year-old Gregor finally learns the ancient prophecy, which foretells his death, he must gather his courage to defend Regalia from the army of rats, take his mother and sister home safely, and fight his own dark side.

Synopsis: Flora and Ruby move to Camden Falls with their grandmother, Min, after the death of their parents and meet Olivia and Nikki at the Needle & Thread, a Main Street sewing store run by their grandmother.

Synopsis: The hunt is on! Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose are spending Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They can't wait to see the sights and have Thanksgiving dinner just like the Pilgrims would have eaten. Then the kids learn about a sapphire necklace that went missing on the real Mayflower. could the 400 - year - old treasure be hidden somewhere nearby? And will someone else find it before they do?

Synopsis: "Sniff. Sniff. Oh, excube me. I feel tewwible. You know, sore thwoad, wuddy dose and that achy, tiwed feeling. Fighdig off cold gerbs is no fud at all. Achoo! Probe into the secrets of sickness and sniff out what germs are, why they sometimes make you ill, how your body battles them, how vaccination protects you from them and so much more. Open these pages and explore the feverish world of germs - you'll find it's nothing to sneeze at!" --

Synopsis: Presents a visual guide to items and animals of various strength and substance, including such examples as spider webs, bulldozers, black holes, lasers, icebreakers, and the Hercules beetle.

Synopsis: Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy follow clues to find whoever left a rabbit in their first-grade classroom on Valentine's Day, because they are worried the rabbit will get sick and die of loneliness.

Synopsis: Through a hot, dry Oklahoma summer, twelve-year-old Franny tends wild animals brought by her neighbors, hears gossip during a weekly quilting bee, befriends a new neighbor who has some big secrets, and learns to hope.

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Mitch and his mother are spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents separate, and ten-year-old Spencer and his family have returned to the lake where Spencer's little brother drowned long ago, and as the boys become friends and spend time together, each of them begins to heal.

Synopsis: 2008, Paperback, Illustrated

Synopsis: Ida B. Wells was an extraordinary woman.Long before boycotts, sit-ins, and freedom rides, Ida B. Wells was hard at work to better the lives of African-Americans. An activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horror of lynching, she used fierce determination and the power of the pen to educate the world about the unequal treatment of blacks in the United States. New York Times bestselling and award-…

Synopsis: Outlaws feared him. Law-abiding citizens respected him. Bass always got his man, dead or alive. He achieved all this in spite of whites who didn't like the notion of a black lawman. The true story of former slave Bass Reeves, is the story of a remarkable African American hero of the Old West.

Synopsis: November is Native American Heritage month!Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is…

Synopsis: Honeybees, which pollinate many types of plants, are disappearing. Learn the possible explanations for bees' disappearance, what beekeepers and scientists are doing to address the problem, and what you can do.

Synopsis: Presents a discussion of German-born American artist Josef Albers' perspective on color and use of contrasting combinations of colors to revolutionize the way people look at art.