Roop, Peter

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Let's celebrate Presidents' Day

2001
Provides information about the Presidents' Day celebration; features profiles of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the two men the holiday is meant to honor; and includes discussion of other aspects of the U.S. presidency.

Martin Luther King Jr.

1998
An introductory biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.

Tales of famous heroes

2010
Profiles influential men and women, including Rosa Parks, Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, Jane Goodall, Neil Armstrong, and others.

Sacagawea

girl of the shining mountains
2003
Presents a fictional memoir in which Sacagawea tells her young son how she came to be a part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, where she served as an interpreter and guide, and survived many dangerous adventures on the historic journey through the wilderness.

An eye for an eye

a story of the Revolutionary War
2004
In 1775 fourteen-year-old Samantha, who should be wearing dresses, knows that in britches she can out-hunt her twin and out-sail her older brother near their James River home, but she wonders if she can use those skills against the British when the American Revolution begins.

China

2008
Describes many aspects of the third largest country in the world including its land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, sports, schools, celebrations, and art.

Vietnam

2009
Describes many aspects of this long, narrow, southeast Asian country including its land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, schools, sports, celebrations, and arts.

Sew what, Betsy Ross?

2002
A biography of Betsy Ross as a girl, before she ran her own upholstery shop and made American flags.

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