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Iran in Pictures
Stacy Taus-Bolstad, Stacy Taus Bolstad
Hardcover (21st Century, Jan. 1, 2004)Text and illustrations present detailed information on the geography, history and government, economy, people, cultural life and society of traditional and modern Iran.
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Snake Pits, Talking Cures and Magic Bullets
Deborah Kent
Library Binding (21st Century, Feb. 6, 2003)Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.
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Lost In Death Valley:The True
Connie Goldsmith
Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 2001)Drawn from first-hand accounts of the survivors and accompanied by photos, drawings, and maps, a true story traces the journey of four families who had a brush with death in the deserts of California and Nevada while following a false shortcut to the California coast during the gold rush.
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Buffalo Soldiers, The
Catherine Reef
Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)Recounts the deeds of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, comprised of African American soldiers who kept peace between Indians and settlers on the western frontier, fought in the Spanish-American War, and pursued the outlaw Pancho Villa through Mexico.
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Yellow Journalism
Daniel Cohen
Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 2000)This illustrated book provides a look at the history of sensational media reporting while discussing its rise in popularity throughout the years. By the author of The Manhattan Project.
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Jupiter
Ron Miller
School & Library Binding (21st Century, March 15, 1862)None
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Fly, Chick, Fly!
Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross
Hardcover (21st Century, Aug. 1, 2012)A chick that is reluctant to leave the nest finally learns how to fly.
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Life Of Daniel Hale Williams
J. leonard Kaye
Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)Profiling the pioneering work of African-American physician Daniel Hale Williams, an illustrated biography discusses the achievements of a doctor who became the first person to perform surgery on the human heart and founded an interracial hospital in Chicago in 1891.
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David Ortiz
Jeff Savage
Paperback (21st Century, Aug. 1, 2009)David Ortiz is at his best when he's surrounded by thousands of screaming baseball fans. He has led the Boston Red Sox to two World Series championships with his amazing clutch hitting. David is one of the most popular players in the game, but it hasn't always been that way. He struggled for playing time before finally getting a chance to prove himself and become a superstar. Follow the ups and downs of David's amazing career.
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From Washboards to Washing Machines: How Homes Have Changed
Jennifer Boothroyd
Library Binding (21st Century, Aug. 1, 2011)Many people store food in refrigerators and clean clothes in washing machines. But long ago, these tools didn't exist. Big blocks of ice kept food cold. And people scrubbed clothes on long, bumpy boards. What other household tools have changed over time? Read this book to find out!Learn how daily life has changed over time in the Comparing Past and Present series--part of the Lightning Bolt Books (tm) collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books (tm) bring nonfiction topics to life!
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Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog
Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross
Hardcover (21st Century, Sept. 1, 2009)This new, quirky picture book by award-winning duo Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross is essential reading for couch potatoes!Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog were very lazy. They ate and ate and ate. They drank and drank and drank. And they slept and slept and slept. But when they woke up, they were most uncomfortable. The sofa had shrunk! Or so they liked to think!
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The Brave Women of the Gulf Wars: Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Mary Miller
Library Binding (21st Century, March 18, 2006)Traces the roots of the Gulf wars and the role women played in the military, as correspondents, as medics, and on the homefront.