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Maker of Machines: A Story about Eli Whitney
Barbara Mitchell, Jan Naimo Jones
Paperback (21st Century, Jan. 1, 2004)Eli Whitney’s love of inventing and pondering new ideas made him one of America’s greatest inventors. Best known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the most important American inventions of the century, he changed cotton production forever. A few years later, Whitney invented machines to make muskets that were identical. The first mass-manufacturing business in the country, his musket factory revolutionized the way Americans made things.
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World War Ii
Kathyln Gay/Martin Gay
Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)World War Ii (Voices from the Past)
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Come Death and High Water
Ann Cleeves
Hardcover (Century, June 1, 1987)None
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101 Questions About Skin That Got Under Your Skin... Until Now
Faith Hickman Brynie
Library Binding (21st Century, Oct. 1, 1999)If you're like most people, you probably never think much about your skin. You probably take for granted that it holds you together, makes you look like you, and always erupts in zits at the most embarrassing times. Is there more? A great deal more, which you can begin to explore in this book with the answers to questions people often ask about the body's most complex organ, the skin.
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North American
April Pulley Sayre
Library Binding (21st Century, Sept. 1, 1998)Describes unique characteristics of the North American continent, including its landscapes, geology, weather, oceans, coastlines, air and soil, plants, animals, and people
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John F. Kennedy
Catherine Corley Anderson
Library Binding (21st Century, Sept. 1, 2005)This beginning reader series describes the job duties of familiar occupations. Vibrant color photos correspond directly with each page's simple text to reinforce concepts and vocabulary.
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Heroes Of The Holocaust
Ted Gottgried
Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 2001)Tales of unbelievable bravery outline the individuals and groups that took action against Nazi tyranny, often at personal cost, to help Jews and other victims. By the author of Martyrs to Madness: The Victims of the Nazis.
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Little Bighorn
Randy Krehbiel
Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)Chronicles the Indian Wars with a focus on the Battle of Little Bighorn and the career of George Armstrong Custer.
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Gold
Ruth Kasinger
Library Binding (21st Century, Feb. 3, 2003)Discusses the history of gold, relates some of the myths associated with this precious metal as well as some of its uses, how it reacts, and its importance in our lives.
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Ralph Nader: Man With A Mission
Nancy Bowen
Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 2002)A biography of the consumer advocate who has devoted his life to crusading for citizens' rights, and who ran as the Green Party's presidential candidate in 2000.
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Probing Volcanoes
Laurie Lindop
Library Binding (21st Century, Sept. 3, 2003)Explores the life of volcanologists, the scientists who leave the safety of the laboratory to participate in the dangerous work of studying volcanoes, describing the work they do, the dangers they face, and the benefits of their work.
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