by Kevin Cunningham
Series: Calling All Innovators
New York: Children's Press, 2014.
64 p.
Explores the computer graphics industry and what it takes to be a computer graphic designer.
by Josh Gregory
Series: Cornerstornes of Freedom
New York: Children's Press, 2014
64 p.
Presents the events that lead to the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, discussing why it was important to find him, how he had originally escaped the United States military, and more.
by Susan K. Baumann
Series: Jr. Graphic Myths: Greek Heroes
New York: PowerKids Press, 2014
24 p.
In graphic novel format, relates the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece.
by Megan Atwood
Series: Creatures of Legend
Minneapolis: Core Library, 2014
48 p.
Describes unicorn legends from around the world.
by Edward Close
Series: Discovery Education: Earth and Space Science
New York: PowerKids Press, 2014
32 p.
Provides an overview of weather, covering wind, clouds, storms, weather forecasting, and more.
Extreme Weather
by Edward Close
Series: Discovery Education: Earth and Space Science
New York: PowerKids Press, 2014
32 p.
Looks at dangerous types of storms and other storm-related disasters, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and lightning.
by Shirley Duke
Series: Science of Life
Minneapolis: Core Library, 2014
48 p.
Explains the discovery of cells, what cells are, the kinds of cells, cell reproduction, and more.
by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
Series: Science of Life
Minneapolis: Core Library, 2014
48 p.
Explains that scientists use an organizing system called taxonomy to study animals, and introduces phyla, chordates, and more.
by Kevin Cunningham
Series: Calling All Innovators, A Career for You
New York: Children's Press, 2013
64 p.
by Jacqueline Morley
New York: Franklin Watts, 2013
32 p.
Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of what it was like to travel with Lewis and Clark.
by Peter Benoit
Series: Cornerstones of Freedom
New York: Children's Press, 2013
64 p.
Describes the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941 that drew the United States into World War II, and covers why United States leaders hesitated to join the war, why Japan decided to attack the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, and how the attack affected attitudes in the United States toward Japanese Americans.
by Michael Burgan
Series: Captured History
North Mankato, MN: Compass Point Books, 2014
64 p.
Discusses the iconic photo of a lone protester, Tank Man, stopping a row of tanks near Tiananmen Square during protests in 1989.
by Peter Benoit
Series: Cornerstones of Freedom
New York: Children's Press, 2013
64 p.
Presents a history of the Vietnam War that took place from 1954 until 1975, discussing how the war began, why United States forces found it difficult to fight the Viet Cong, and why immigration has become a controversial issue for both the United States and Vietnam.
by Michael Burgan
Series: Cornerstones of Freedom
New York: Children's Press, 2013
64 p.
Discusses the lives of the African Americans of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
by Jacqueline Morley
Series: You Wouldn't Want To--
New York: Franklin Watts, 2013
32 p.
Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be an American colonist in the seventeenth century, discussing the realities of the voyage from England, dealing with Indians, and struggling for survival in the new world.
by Thomas Ratliff
Series: You Wouldn't Want To--
New York: Franklin Watts, 2013
32 p.
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.
by Melissa McDaniel
Series: Cornerstones of Freedom
New York: Children's Press, 2013
64 p.
Presents an introduction to the Great Depression of the 1930s discussing the economic boom of the 1920s to the depressions conclusion during World War II, how Americans survived after losing their jobs and what the United States government did to combat the effects of the depression.
