Dennis B Fradin
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In the early morning hours of July 11, 1804, two men stood facing each other on a New Jersey cliff side. One was the U.S. vice president, Aaron Burr, and the other was Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury. They were ready to fight to the death for honor.
Author
Series
Publisher
Altea
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Español
Description
Discute la vida de Tomás Jefferson, autor de la Declaración de Independencia y el tercer presidente de los Estados Unidos.
Discusses the life of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States.
14) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The words and photographs of people who have witnessed tsunamis, along with the science, history, and protection efforts surrounding this watery disaster.
17) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's another normal day in Alaska, where the beauty of the rugged landscape makes the hardships of winter worth enduring. This Northern life is good, you think, when suddenly--without warning--your world is ROCKED! The ground sways beneath your feet with sickening force. You've just been caught in the second strongest earthquake in history!
Witness to Disaster: Earthquakes uses eyewitness accounts and pulse-racing narrative to bring
18) Droughts
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Describes droughts (with special eyewitness accounts of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s) and the far-reaching effects of these disasters. Chapters alternate between history and science to bring home the awesome power of nature's fury.
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Paired for the first time, acclaimed authors Dennis and Judith Fradin and Pura Belpr award-winning illustrator Velasquez provide readers with an inspiring tale of how one man's journey to freedom in 1856 helped spark an abolitionist movement in a small Ohio town.
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