Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane.

Introduces election day in the United States, it's history and why we hold elections.

"This fight determines whether the women of the United States can vote, folks. The winner changes the country forever."--Back cover. "When President Woodrow Wilson arrived in Washington, DC, to start his first term, women's rights leader Alice Paul was ready to demand an amendment to the Constitution that allowed women to vote. The president thought that idea was ridiculous! THEIR FIGHT BEGAN. For the next five years, Alice and her suffragists battered...

Explores the history of voting in the United States and explains why voting is so important.

Explores the development of the Bill of Rights. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and a "Voices from the Past" feature,

"Award-winning author and illustrator Cheryl Harness brings to life a picture book history of flags focusing on the United States' revolutionary beginnings, from liberty poles to the legendary 'Star-Spangled Banner' that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814. Includes a glossary of flag terminology and an American flag timeline."--Amazon.com.

"A treasury of American Presidents by historian Ken Burns"--

Through historical information, poems, illustrations, and photographs, the author shows the ways in which African American midwives have helped families over the course of hundreds of years.