Just some of the hundreds of topics covered include : Animal welfare ; Animals--including dogs and cats--as food ; Archaeology and anthropology and animals ; Art and animals ; Biomimicry--imitating animals--in engineering and architectural designs ; Birdsong and human speech ; Children and animals ; China and changing attitudes toward animals ; Communication among animals and humans ; Companion animals and the importance of pets ; Conservation medicine,...

Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.

In Eyewitness to Discovery, Brian M. Fagan gathers together 55 vivid accounts of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries, from the tomb of Tutankhamun and the Aegean Marbles to Otzi the Iceman and Macchu Picchu, told by the people who discovered them. The selections chronicle the development of the field, from the early 1700s when archaeology was little more than a lighthearted treasure hunt, to the late twentieth century when discoveries...

A novel about black Americans in Florida that centers on the life of Janie and her three marriages.

In graphic novel format, tells the life story of Booker T. Washington and his accomplishments toward promoting the education of African Americans.

A girl, whose parents are divorced, doesn't see her father very often but frequently thinks about him and treasures the time they have together. Other segments include: Family day picnic: LeVar joins a family day picnic and shares how he grew up in a single-parent family ; Love to go around: meet a single parent family and see how these four children and their father manage their lives together by sharing lots of love ; A special bond: a boy who doesn't...

A discussion of relationships that transcend age and cultural differences leads to the reading of "Mrs. Katz and Tush" by Patricia Polacco. LeVar's relationship with his "bubbie" shows another example.