Stone, Tanya Lee

Tells the story of America's first black paratroopers during World War II.

Presents interesting facts about sea lions, such as how they breathe underwater, and how fast they swim, and provides additional information about their appearance, social life, sleeping habits, mating, and babies.

Presents the letters of the alphabet, each accompanied by a brief rhyme that relates a fact about the United States.

Explores the behavior, physiology, eating habits, and other characteristics of crocodiles, alligators, and caimans.

Describes some of the unusual animals that are native to islands that belong to the U.S., including lizards, Puerto Rican parrots, coquis, leatherback turtles, bats, and others, discussing what they look like, what they eat, and how they reproduce.

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at how toothpaste is made at Tom's of Maine manufacturing, the first company to sell all-natural toothpaste.

Photographs and text describe the step-by-step process by which teddy bears are made at the Vermont Teddy Bear Company.

Describes the observation of Venus throughout history, spacecraft missions sent to explore the planet, and information learned about physical conditions there.

Traces the development of our knowledge of Mercury's orbit, surface features, and atmosphere from the third century B.C. to the present.