Books in American Adventures series

Blast off on a space adventure with the Smithsonian!With a lenticular cover and packed full of fun surprises, Adventures at the Smithsonian: Space contains everything young space explorers need to learn about the planets and beyond. After reading about the planets and space exploration through the Smithsonian's collection, kids can use the shaped box to create their own Moon landing scene with dioramas, cardstock models, and figurines. Whether it's Jupiter's moons or Neil Armstrong's spacesuit, Adventures at the Smithsonian: Space contains everything kids need for an intergalactic adventure!

Twelve-year-old Lili has an unwanted gift, the power to heal. She doesn't understand her gift and it keeps getting her into trouble. Her father is missing and presumed dead at the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. Lili's mother cannot support the family on the meager wages of a seamstress and entrusts Lili and her brother to a Philadelphia orphanage. After a daring escape, they follow their father's trail to Clara Barton's "flying hospital" on the battlefield at Petersburg, Virginia, and from there into the besieged city. In Petersburg, Lili must come to terms with her healing gift.

History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation. This set includes: (#1) The Mayflower Adventure; (#2) Plymouth Pioneers; (#3) Dream Seekers; (#4) Fire by Night; (#5) Queen Anne's War; (#6) Danger in the Harbor; (#7) Smallpox Strikes; (#8) Maggie's Choice; (#9) Boston Revolts; (#10) The Boston Massacre.

In early-nineteenth-century Cincinnati, fifteen-year-old George Lankford, whose main interests include creating a steam engine and avoiding a friendship with the badly scarred new boy, Charles Lidell, finds his life radically changed when an earthquake hits town.In early-nineteenth-century Cincinnati, George Lankford, who wants to create a steam engine while avoiding friendship with a badly scarred boy, Charles Lidell, finds his life changed after an earthquake.