Byers, Ann

Examines the lives of Jewish children and teens in the ghettos during the Holocaust, including the formation of the ghettos, the miserable conditions, hard labor, and the deportations to camps.

Presents a biography of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who risked his life and fortune to save over 1,200 Jews from Nazi execution, including information on how he joined the Nazi party to make money, traveled to Poland to start a new business, and ultimately used his factory as a shelter.

Examines the ways in which the United States has protected itself from foreign missile attacks including the development of cruise missiles, antiballistic missiles, and the Patriot missile.

Discusses the life and training as an astronaut of Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon.

Provides a concise overview of the institution of slavery in America from the initial transport of African slaves to the colonies to the Civil Rights movement of the twentieth century and analyzes the effects of slavery upon the economic, political, and cultural face of the nation.

Describes the development of wireless communication, how satellites are launched and how they work, the satellite communication business, future technology, and the ways satellites affect daily life.

Discusses gangs and urban violence, providing information on different types of gangs, why people join them, the kinds of activities in which members are involved, and other related topics.

Readers will learn constructing a green building is a huge undertaking that requires the efforts of many people. It takes planners; architects and engineers.

Presents the life of the Bolivian-born teacher who immigrated to the United States where he inspired and motivated his inner city students to excel in mathematics.

Discusses the Kindertransport, including the people who organized the operation, how the transports worked, the children's lives who escaped on a transport, and how ten thousand children were saved from the Holocaust.