Hollar, Sherman

Profiles a number of the minds behind some of historys greatest industrial advances, including Robert Fulton, Margaret Knight, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford.

Readers discover surveys of the lives of many of those who are persevered in their pioneering quest for new and improved ways to treat a variety of ailments and conditions.

Introduces basketball, discusses the history of the game, and highlights notable players.

Introduces soccer, discusses the history and organization of the sport, and highlights current and past star players.

Profiles many of the individuals who sought to fulfill the promise of the New World, from explorers to religious and political leaders to writers who captured the spirit of the time, as well as those native inhabitants who strove both to preserve their ways of life and to peacefully coexist with the new settlers.

Introduces readers to individuals who have stood at the forefront of deciphering weather-related phenomena and advanced the science of climatology.

Presents an introduction to the science of electronics, covering the history, important concepts, key inventions, and applied technology of the field.

Profiles many of the soldiers, generals, political leaders, and social activists who left indelible marks on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, thereby altering the entire course of American history.

Sweeping into the office of U.S. president with his mesmerizing oratory of hope and change, Barack Obama forever transformed American politics. As the first African American to hold the title, both his election and reelection represented historic milestones, socially and politically.

The subzero temperatures and glacial conditions to which the polar regions of the Earth are often subject would make it difficult for many of us to survive there, yet life is present in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Journey alongside some of the early expeditions and will learn about the conditions and life that comprise the polar ecosystems.