Books with author Sydelle Kramer

When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers' understanding of the period.

Did you know Bobby Orr was once considered too small to play hockey? Or that Jacques Plante was so poor as a kid, he had to learn how to knit? Hockey's greatest players were kids once too! This exciting Step into Reading/reg/ book takes a look at the greatest players--from Gordie Howe to Bobby Hull to Wayne Gretzky--in one of the fastest, roughest, and most popular professional sports--ice hockey.

Young readers are in for the most exciting trip of their lives as they venture into a nuclear submarine! While touring the vessel from bow to stern, they learn about the history and mechanics of subs, their military and scientific uses, and the incredible discomfort–and danger–of life onboard. Illustrated with photographs, this is easy-to-read, high-interest nonfiction at its most compelling!From the Trade Paperback edition.

Using the same time-proven, easy-to-use format as THE LOOK-IT-UP BOOK OF PRESIDENTS, thenew LOOK-IT-UP BOOK OF FIRST LADIES features brief, lively biographies of the women whohave helped to shape the face of our nation—from Martha Dandridge Custis Washington to HillaryRodham Clinton to the first First Lady of the new millennium. Includes a foreword written by formerFirst Lady Rosalynn Carter.S. A. Kramer is the author of many nonfiction books for young readers. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.From the Trade Paperback edition.