Product Description: After the assassination of President Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson became president. He was an influential leader who fought for civil rights and led the country through one of history’s most divisive wars. In this fascinating introduction, young readers will learn about Johnson’s early life, and his achievements as president, as well as the many ways he is remembered today...read more

Product Description: When Harry S. Truman became president in 1945, he faced tough decisions. He needed to bring an end to one of the deadliest wars in history—but how? In this fascinating introduction, young readers will learn about Truman’s early life, his achievements as president, as well as the many ways he is remembered today...read more

Product Description: Huge holes cover a cornfield. The corn plants in the field have been dug up and trampled, and much of the corn is half eaten. What caused this terrible damage? The answer is big, hairy, and running wild. Throughout the South and in much of the United States, feral pigs, many of which were once farm animals, are destroying crops, ruining property, and polluting streams and rivers with their waste...read more

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Product Description: In 1888, two cowboys spotted something strange at the base of some rocky reddish-yellow cliffs in southwestern Colorado. There, carved into the side of a plateau, was a hidden village of buildings and towers filled with empty windows...read more

Product Description: Describes the abandoned Salton Sea Resort, including its discovery, artifacts, and preservation.

Product Description: In 1587, a group of 116 men, women, and children sailed from England to North America. They landed in Roanoke, an island off the coast of present-day North Carolina. Life was hard for the settlers, who struggled to build a new life...read more

Product Description: Explains the history of Bodie, California which began as a Gold Rush boomtown and became a cursed ghost town.

Product Description: It was -25F as the snow swirled all around, making it impossible to see. Explorer and dog trainer Keizo Funatsu called out into the darkness, Im here! Im here! Yet the howling winds were so loud that no one could hear his cries. He was lost in Antarctica...read more