Describes the creation of the huge statue given by France to the United States and its erection in New York Harbor as a symbol of liberty

Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.

This book explores the evolving history of immigration to the United States explaining the richness and diversity of the American people, past and present.

Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.

Discusses the year 2000 as a milestone marking two thousand years of human achievement, as a threshold leading into a new millennium, and as an important anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

It began in Boston, with angry colonists objecting to the tyranny of a king who ruled from an ocean away. It was voiced by patriots such as Sam Adams and Patrick Henry and echoed by citizens from New England all the way to the Carolinas. It was fought by many -- colonists and patriots, Loyalists and slaves, Frontiersmen and Indians, British and French soldiers. Over more than ten years, sides were taken, guns drawn, lives lost. But through it all,...

Text and illustrations describe what happens after a major snowstorm, from plowing driveways and rescuing stranded motorists to clearing train tracks, airports, and harbors.

While walking to her grandmother's house, Harriet reads all the signs she sees on the way.

Describes the varieties, habitats, behavior, and physical characteristics of bats.

A family takes a bicycle trip and experiences the sights, sounds, and smells of town, country, and seashore.