Fact: At one time prairies covered about 40% of the United States but today only about 1% of North American prairies exist. P is for Prairie Dog: A Prairie Alphabet explores North American prairies as it explains their important role and showcases their wonders. Science writer Anthony Fredericks gives an A-Z tour of the many facets and fascinating facts of the prairie ecosystem. Inhabitants including the bison, the quail, and, of course, the prairie...

Relates the story of the man who traveled west planting apple seeds to make the country a better place to live.

Briefly discusses the settlement and development of the United States, expansion, migration, mining, and railways.

A biography of the author of the "Little House" books, including the years of her marriage to Almanzo Wilder.

Presents the adventures of one family of pioneer settlers on the prairie, after the Homestead Act of 1862 opened up the West. Information pages supply additional facts about life in the American West.

A biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who actually lived in the little houses about which she wrote.

Jack and Annie learn more about the Wild West, including what a ghost town is, who Billy the Kid is, and why we call the Old West wild.

Tells the life story of the author of the "Little House" books from her childhood in Wisconsin to her death at Rocky Ridge Farm at the age of ninety.