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Describes the sun and how it provides the light and energy which allow plant and animal life to exist on the earth.

Describes the physical characteristics of sharks, explaining how they find food, how they are born, and why they cannot stop swimming.

A look at the history and excitement of "the Crown Jewel" of auto racing, the Indianapolis Five Hundred, including the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the development of "Indy cars."

Arranged thematically into key areas, the concise text is clear, accurate, and perfectly pitched, making this a fantastic resource for home and school. This comprehensive guide includes fascinating up-to-date information about the James Webb Telescope, NASA's advance space suit design and the latest discoveries. -- Amazon.

Gives information about each state, including capital, motto, state tree, state bird, source of name, and date of statehood.

"Zombies - the undead - have long been a subject of fascination. But can the dead really be brought back to life? When explorer William Seabrook first recorded details of his travels in Haiti in 1929, he explained witnessing undead people working in the sugarcane fields there. He also wrote about Haitian stories that explained zombies as undead people who had been forced into labor. Since then, zombie lore has expanded and changed based on location...

Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society.

"Kristina R. Gaddy tells the story of America's tumultuous years leading up to the Civil War and of the war itself from the viewpoints of four children of famous abolitionists, including those of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Gaddy craftsa surprisingly contemporary braided coming-of-age narrative, supported by meticulous research and featuring dozens of primary documents. Each of these four young people-two white, two Black-was strongly...

A history of the world is presented through over one hundred different visual timelines, from a chronology of the written word to an ordered listing of the American presidents.

Describes the life cycle and behavior of sharks.