Product Description: An intriguing history of Alcatraz Island and its infamous prison, located off the coast of San Francisco, from the earliest years of Spanish exploration to the present day. Highlighting the unique geographical features of the island, it shows how Alcatraz went through many changes, being used over the years as a military facility, a notorious federal penitentiary widely believed to be escape-proof, as well as the site of American Indian uprisings...read more

Discusses the life, accomplishments, and times of Attila, the leader of the Huns who brought about the end of the Roman Empire.

Product Description: At the beginning of his term faced with a devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil, George W. Bush drew the support of a majority of American voters. Now as he nears re-election, he confronts lingering battles abroad and a troubled economy at home.

Profiles the life of Muhammad and his founding of the religion known as Islam.

Examines the issue of gay and lesbian rights in the United States, covering the history of the gay rights movement, the current struggles it faces, and arguments both for and against it

Traces the development of the prison at Alcatraz Island from the days of Spanish exploration, through its years as a military prison

Discusses problems relating to prisons, examines the controversy of whether prisons should rehabilitate or punish, and looks at possible alternatives to the current prison system (view table of contents)

Discusses the issues surrounding the controversial idea of legalizing certain types of drugs in the United States (view table of contents)

Suggests projects using seeds, cones, bark, feathers, leaves, vines, flowers, eggs, twigs, grasses, fruits, sand, seashells, and stones