Ransom, Candice F.

Alex, Mattie, and Sophie travel back to 1898 where they meet Walter Granger and try to catch a thief who is stealing dinosaur bones.

Presents a brief biography of Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Looks at different types of big rig trucks and the cargoes they carry. Includes a diagram that identifies the parts of a big rig.

Explores the lives of children during the Civil War, including those who joined armies, others who stayed home, and the large numbers made homeless because of the conflict.

Young Kezia is a slave, living in nineteenth-century Fredericksburg, Virginia, until her mother helps her escape. Includes historical notes.

Text and photographs describe tractor trailers and how they are used.

More than losing at marbles, worrying about his relatives and the Nazis in Germany, or hearing his favorite radio hero Jack Armstrong, nine-year-old Stenny Green is focused on getting to see the Hindenburg when it lands near their home in Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937.

The magic spyglass transports Mattie, Alex, and Sophie Chapman to the Yukon Territory during the gold rush, where they enlist the help of author Jack London to track down a boy's stolen sled dog.

Whisked back to 1863 Virginia with the aid of a magical spyglass, the three Chapman children meet real-life Civil War spy, John Doyle.

When the magical spyglass transports the three Chapman children to 1938 Maryland, they attend the race between two champion racehorses--War Admiral, the high-spirited favorite, and Seabiscuit, the western underdog.