Take your students on any number of learning journeys: join Lewis and Clark on an expedition; journey into the woods with fur traders; or ride a wagon train to the Oregon Territory as you learn how the quest for gold...
The Swiss Family Robinson recounts the adventures of a family that is stranded on an island after a shipwreck. Luckily, they discover many supplies on the ship, including clothing, tools, fishing equipment, firearms, and various useful animals. Th......
Perhaps nothing is more frightening than seeing a forest fire rage out of control. Sometimes, however, fires are set intentionally to benefit the environment. Students will learn not only what fire is and how it burns, they also learn how...
Hurricanes plague the tropics from June through November. Some years bring just a handful of storms. Other years, meteorologists run out of names because there are so many. Students learn how and where these storms form and the dangers they...
Images of an erupting volcano can be mesmerizing. Students may be surprised to learn that volcanoes erupt every day. Some erupt constantly, while others lie dormant for years or even centuries. Students learn what happens beneath the Earth to c......
Stand ready, boys. We attack at dawn! The word passed in a whisper down the long line of the trench, where the American army boys crouched like so many khaki-clad ghosts, awaiting the command to go "over the top." "That...
The lazy warmth of a May afternoon, the spring following Orn Skinner's release from Auburn Prison, was reflected in the attitudes of three men lounging on the shore in front of "Satisfied" Longman's shack. At their feet, the waters of...
It was but two hours after midnight, yet many were wakeful in Caesarea on the Syrian coast. Herod Agrippa, King of all Palestine-by grace of the Romans-now at the very apex of his power, celebrated a festival in honour of...
The big house, standing on a high hill which overlooked the city, showed in the moonlight the grotesque outlines of a composite architecture. Originally it had been a square substantial edifice of Colonial simplicity. A later and less restrained t......
At Point Fullerton, one thousand miles straight north of civilization, Sergeant William MacVeigh wrote with the stub end of a pencil between his fingers the last words of his semi-annual report to the Commissioner of the Royal Northwest Mounted Po......
Subjects which a few years ago were regarded as the exclusive property of cultured thinkers, are now common themes of thought and conversation. Psychology has been popularized. Materialistic doctrines are at a discount even in this age of physical......
It has been my object in these pages to present the life of each astronomer in such detail as to enable the reader to realise in some degree the man's character and surroundings; and I have endeavoured to indicate as...
At the close of the civil war the need for a market for the surplus cattle of Texas was as urgent as it was general. There had been numerous experiments in seeking an outlet, and there is authority for the...
Was there ever a woman who did not very greatly desire for herself, at long moments, the doublet and hose of a man, perhaps also his sword, as well as his attitude in the viewing of life? I think not....
Dear, dear! said Grannie, "woes cluster, as my mother used to say." "Let us hope that this is the last woe, and that now the luck will turn," said Aunt Mary. Mollie did not say anything. She had smiled the...
Red pandas are rare, gentle creatures that inhabit the forests India, Nepal, and China. Like their namesake, the giant panda, these bamboo eaters are sure to capture the minds and hearts of young readers.Author: Miller, Sara SwanPublisher: Powe......
These playful water acrobats are sure to entrance young readers. Students will learn about the different kinds of otters and will get a chance to find out what these cute, curious animals are like as pups.Author: Miller, Sara SwanPublisher: Pow......
World War IIÂs most enduring photographic image, that of U.S. troops raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi, was taken during the successful U.S. invasion of the tiny island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. victory was critical to Allied plans...
This is a complete up-to-date guide to understanding how solar electric systems work. It is written in an non-technical manner that the beginning to intermediate alternative energy enthusiast will have no problem putting to good use. Besides all r......
The first in a series of essays which are designed to liberate the human mind. But unlike many methods being proposed, this tool does not presume to tell you how you should live your life. Instead, it allows you to...