Looks at the life and accomplishments of Matthew Henson, an Arctic explorer who became the first African-American to reach the North Pole in 1909 as part of Robert Peary's expedition.

Presents an overview of Presidents' Day, describing its origin and highlighting the achievements of such presidents as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Presents a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Rachel Carson, who wrote about why we need to protect the environment; and includes a time line.

Long ago, the emperor of China, seeking a way to help recall the year in which certain events occur, calls upon the animals to race one another and the first twelve to finish will have a year named after them.

A biography of the famous woman pilot who set many records before she was mysteriously lost over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, emphasizing her belief that women could and should do anything they set their minds to.

Introduces how to determine approximately how far apart places are by using the scale on a map.

This book, in graphic novel format, tells the story of Christopher Columbus and his discovery of the Americas.

in this book Mary Dodson Wade captures the devastation and terror of a frightful day. Also included are explanations of the geophysics of tsunamis and how scientists predict future tsunami events.