Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth

Biography of the Seneca Indian who helped save his people's land, was elected a sachem, served in the Union Army, became a general, and was named commissioner of Indian affairs.

Gives brief biographical sketches of thirty-nine American presidents from George Washington to Jimmy Carter, describing their houses and home lives.

As two young figure-skaters grow to like each other, they are forced into a dilemma: should friends compete against each other?.

After their van is wrecked during a snowstorm, the members of a girls' basketball team take refuge in an isolated house, but the old house holds secrets the girls would never have imagined.

Fala, the dog who accompanied Franklin D. Roosevelt to the White House in 1940, remains loyal to his owner even as the stresses of World War II begin to take their toll on the president.

Presents the life and works of the American artist who documented the settling of the West in the late 1800s.

A biography of the African American woman who campaigned for civil rights and founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Presents a brief history of riding and defines riding terms.

Describes the operation of an amusement park, including roller coaster safety maintemnance and carousel restoration as well as computer animation landscaping, trash removal, food preparation, and career opportunities.

On the Nebraska prairie in 1880, eleven-year-old Emma finds a way to celebrate the spirit of Christmas while her mother, a midwife, delivers a baby on Christmas Eve.