Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.

Describes how the first Thanksgiving celebration came to be.

Although P.J. and his friends refuse to let Donna and Honey Bunny go camping with them because "camping is not for girls," the girls follow and get proof that camping is hard work even for boys.

Pete and his new friend Ghost go trick-or-treating on Halloween, but Ghost can't remember what to say.

A man's barbecue is interrupted when he is visited by a bevy of dogs from the neighborhood.

Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

A little girl waits with great anticipation all day until the sun sets and Hanukkah can begin.

In 1838, a slave ship named the Amistad took hundreds of kidnapped Africans on a long journey across the Atlantic. But the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so they could sail back to their homeland. This History Reader is not to be missed.?Step 4 Readers?use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. For newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

"Follows a female armadillo as she forages for food, builds a home, and prepares for the birth of her baby pups"--Amazon.com.

Describes the discovery by Alpine hikers near the Austrian-Italian border of the frozen body of a man who, after careful examination, was found to be more than 5,000 years old.