Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, surface features, and exploration of the planet Uranus.

Simple text and photographs describe the planet Mercury.

"Engaging images accompany information about lowriders. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Simple text and photographs describe planet Earth.

"In the fall of 1774, colonial leaders met in Philadelphia to argue against Great Britain's right to tax them. By the following spring, this argument had turned to war."----Amazon.

Simple text and photographs describe the dwarf planet Pluto, its place in the solar system, what it looks like, what it is made of, and its moons.

Early on April 12, 1861, approximately 50 Confederate cannons fired on Fort Sumter from four different directions. The walls of the fort crumbled, and the Civil War began. Learn more in The Civil War, part of the Wars in U.S. History series--Amazon.

"Engaging images accompany information about monster trucks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

You are an American in the 1960s. The United States and Soviet Union have been in a space race since the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite in 1957. Since then, the two superpowers have been fighting over which country will control the universe. President Kennedy begins a new space program, with a goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s. You want to be a part of it. Can you help beat the Russians and help the United...

"Offers readers a captivating look into Apollo 11's historic space achievement and how the country rallied behind the bold idea to visit the moon. Learn about the struggles astronauts faced and the pivotal moment when the first man stepped onto the moon's surface. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, a timeline, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, resources for further...