Thompson, Gare

Explains what types of details about your life could be included in a book about yourself.

Explains writing a fairy tale to students and includes descriptions of the characters, setting and the plot that are found in this type of story.

A teenager tells how life changes for his family when they move from Brooklyn to Levittown, one of the earliest suburban communities.

Photographs and text explain importing and exporting, discussing fair trade; consumers; natural, human, and capital resources; countries that export a large amount of products; surplus; deficit; foreign exchange rate; and other related topics.

Provides brief information on the accomplishments of Americans who worked for social change as well as leaders in the fields of government, industry, science, art, and sports.

Surveys different modes of transportation, such as automobiles, ships, trains, and planes, and discusses their development in history.

Supplies interesting facts about the building and history of America's cities.

A little bunny enjoys the many different colors of flowers he finds in the garden.

Simple text and photos introduce the different colors to which leaves change in the fall.

Explains how the American mail delivery system that survived for eighteen months in the mid-nineteenth century came to be, how it was operated, and why it came to a close.