After his father is killed, 13-year-old Tom Carroll takes a job at a Brooklyn ironworks. Tom learns that the men are building a ship from iron to be used by the Union Army against the Confederate ironclad called the "Merrimac." Illustrated with period photos, drawings, and maps.
Spanning from the 1770s to the present--and uncovering the science behind digestion, the spread of yellow fever, the development of the first heart catheter--these ten engrossing stories of self-experimentation are at once scientifically detailed and fascinatingly personal. Illustrations. Young Adult.
This book, which combines two stories in one, tells the stories of how two girls find themselves in difficult situations but keep their wits about them by using their imaginations. With color illustrations throughout.
When ten-year-old Manda interrupts a midnight delivery, she discovers her parents' involvement in the Underground Railroad and makes her own contribution to a fugitive slave's freedom.
A family of Swedish immigrants faces adversity and heartbreak before finding happiness and success in early 20th century New York City. Told in the style of a melodrama from the silent film era, this picture book features b&w ink-on-clayboard illustrations.
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