"Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus's arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers' rights, women's rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn presents a radical new way of understanding America's history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America's true greatness...

Introduces the life cycle and habitat of butterflies

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and camouflage abilities of this unusual fish

Examines the physical characteristics and behavior of frogs and presents many different kinds.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of octopuses and several similar creatures.

Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of different species of penguins.

Surveys the history of the Coast Guard, describing its structure, current fucntion, and influence on American society

Charles Darwins famous theory of natural selection shook the world of science to its core, challenging centuries of orthodox beliefs about life itself. Darwins boundary-shattering treatise was captured in On the Origin of Species, originally published in 1859, a groundbreaking and detailed study on ecological interrelatedness, the complexity of animal and plant life, and the realities of evolution. This Young Readers Edition makes Darwins cornerstone...

Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of various kinds of spiders with emphasis on their ability to extrude silk and weave webs.