Product Description: Romance writing is a billion-dollar-a-year industry. Authors are busy creating new titles every single day because hungry readers have been known to gobble up as many as forty new romance novels every month. In WRITE A ROMANCE IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS, author Suzanne Lieurance shows aspiring writers how to write a sweeping tale of epic romance...read more

Product Description: Galena, an eleven-year-old Russian-Jewish immigrant, lives in New York City with her family and works at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory with her older sister Anya. The factory pays low wages and has terrible working conditions, making Anya yearn to join a union...read more

Looks at the land, people, culture, and history of the ancient Maya.

Discusses the history, people, and culture of Mexico, and describes why, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, Mexico is in the top ten countries of origin for the newest immigrants to America.

Discusses the history, people, and culture of the Philippines, and describes why, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, the Philippines are in the top ten countries of origin for the newest immigrants to America.

Describes weapons used by Union and Confederate troops on land and sea during the Civil War, as well as some of the strategies employed by their leaders.

A child needs one more penny to make a nickel.

Explores the people and events connected with the 1911 fire in a New York City sewing factory that killed 146 people and led to reforms in legislation regarding workplace safety.

Explores the impact on American society and history of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act, which prohibited any use of alcohol except for religious or medicinal purposes.

Product Description: Sometime between the toddler stage and first grade, most children want a cute and cuddly small pet to call their own. With such a variety of small animals to choose from, choosing the best pet for a child is difficult. The information in this book will help any parent decide...read more

Describes the preparations for the last flight of the Challenger, the reasons why it exploded, and the effect of the disaster on American space efforts, outlines the Teacher in Space program, and profiles the seven astronauts killed. (view table of contents)

An African American girl describes the joys of all different kinds of shoelaces.