Caravantes, Peggy

Presents the events of the Battle of the Alamo from three different perspectives, a Texan commander, a Mexican soldier, and a surviving slave.

Discusses Hurricane Katrina, which struck the United States' Gulf Coast in 2005, killing nearly 2,000 people and causing widespread devastation.

Tells the true story of Inuit woman Ada Blackjack who survived being marooned in the Arctic. Includes sidebars, and draws on diaries, letters, telegrams, historic photographs, and maps.

Chronicles the life and career of dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker, discussing her participation in the civil rights movement, her espionage work in World War II and the adoption of her twelve children.

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of the Alamo that took place in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Texan army commander, a Mexican soldier, and a survivor at the Alamo. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

Explores the history of orphan trains, which took orphaned children from large cities to the American West for a chance at a new life, providing different points of view.

Chronicles the life of Same Houston, discussing his service in the military, his political career, his years with the Cherokee, his role in the fight to break Texas away from Mexico, and other related topics.

Offers a brief histoy of the French and Indian War, profiling key figures and events that impacted the war's outcome.