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Presents an account of four Mexican-American teenagers' efforts to build an underwater robot for a NASA-sponsored robotics project, and their unexpected win despite the fact that they lived in poverty and in fear of having their illegal immigration status discovered. Also chronicles the anti-immigration sentiments and racism they experienced after winning, and their efforts to establish lives for themselves in America.

Examines the history and geological features of Grand Canyon National Park, and discusses the park's ecosystem, issues, and animals. Includes an itinerary for visiting, safety tips, color photographs, a glossary, and a map of the park.

When thirteen-year-old Olive Oatman's wagon train is raided by outlaw Indians, she and her sister are captured, only to be ransomed later by a band of Mohaves.

Presents an introductory overview of ancient Native American life in all regions of North America, followed by a profile of the Hopi tribe, which describes their history, village life, religion, clothing, clan government, and other aspects of their lives.

The Native American author looks back upon his short time with Awee, the eleven-year-old boy with AIDS he took into his home on the Navajo reservation and cared for until his death.

Presents the personal histories and life experiences of ten Mexican American women during the first half of the twentieth century in Arizona.

Photographs and text describe the history, meaning, and importance of the Hopi Indians' Snake Dance.

In the Arizona Territory in 1868, thirteen-year-old Charlotte, after escaping from a stagecoach being attacked by Indians, finds shelter and is befriended by an elderly Pima Indian woman who helps her gain a new sense of herself and her abilities to survive in a new land.

Television personality Jeff Corwin takes the reader on an expedition through the harsh environment of Arizona, and introduces some of the diverse wildlife found there, including diamondback rattlesnakes, bats, and horned lizards.

Ten-year-old Pablo falls out of his father's old truck on the way to pick melons in Arizona, but with the help of a coyote pup, he makes it across the border.