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This book describes the life and times of Daniel Boone, a man associated with the exploration of Kentucky and the westward expansion.

Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring to light the achievements of people of African descent through the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big it began to overflow his house...

Describes the commemoration of the victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May 5, 1862, a victory which signaled the end of foreign invasions of North America.

Retells the fable about an industrious ant that busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.

Describes the Christmas holiday.

This is a biography of the teacher and inventor best known for his work with the deaf and his invention of the telephone.

Provides a basic introduction to newts, including their habitat, diet, and physical features.

A basic introduction to barnacles, discussing their habitat, diet, and physical characteristics.

Julieta, the armadillo, uses her intelligence and imagination to outsmart a malicious fox

Introduces the characteristics and activities of insects and other crawly creatures.