Sonneborn, Liz

This book defines plagiarism and discusses types of plagiarizing, how you can avoid plagiarizing, and how you can learn to make clear which words and ideas are yours and which came from your sources.

Introduces students to the environmental movement, discussing the people, legislation, and events that shaped the movement, as well as its impact on American history in the twentieth century.

Presents the story of the discovery of the lost city of Pompeii buried in an eruption by Mount Vesuvius. Describes the excavation in the 1730s led by Rocque Joachin Alcubierre and Karl Jacob Weber. Discusses subsequent excavations that turned the ancient city into a tourist attraction by the early nineteenth century.

Describes the history and culture of the Seminole Indians as well as their current way of life.

Examines the history, culture, traditions, and beliefs of the Cherokee Indians, and looks at the lives of modern Cherokees. Includes a time line and glossary.

Text, photos, and illustrations chronicle the history of the American West from 50,000 B.C. to the late twentieth century, describing the first inhabitants, the arrival of the Spanish, the Gold Rush, Native American removal policy, and other related topics.

Defines and describes gravity, electricity and magnetism, as well as forces within atoms.

Discusses the past and present political upheavals that drove the Cubans to American soil and their ultimate success.

An introduction to the history, people, land, economy, and government of Oregon, with photographs, a time line, and a list of things to see and do in the northwestern state.

Presents the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.