Liz Sonneborn

The Environmental Movement is an informative introduction to this significant social movement, which arose in the United States in the late 1800s in response to the nation's dwindling forests and the pollution caused by an increasing number of factories. The vibrant book chronicles the accomplishments of conservationists such as Gifford Pinchot and John Muir, who helped the movement gain a foothold in the United States. It also details how environmentalism...

This book describes the geography, history, economy, government, culture, and people of Yemen.

Explores the geography, wildlife, history, and people of Mexico. Discusses the country's government, economy, religion, and culture. Includes recipes, color photographs, a timeline, fast facts, index, and resources for further information.

Explains the creation and history of the Articles of Confederation, including the people involved and the importance of the document.

This book describes the Manhattan Project, from 1942 in a laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico where scientists struggled to uncover atomic energy to the 1947 testing of plutonium bombs at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Describes the events that led Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discusses the meaning of the song and its importance as the national anthem of the United States.