Lucille Recht Penner

Shackleton’s Antarctic journey took courage and perseverance. Now his story is told in a full-color early chapter book!
 
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out for the South Pole. They never made it. Within sight of land, the ship ran into dangerous waters filled with chunks of ice. Then the sea froze around them! There was no hope of rescue. Could Shackleton find a way to save himself and his men?

Discusses the eating habits, customs, and manners of the Pilgrims in the colony of New Plymouth.

"Describes how tornadoes and hurricanes form and the damage they do." --

Relates myths about dragons from different countries, including where they live, what they eat, and how they look, as well as how the myths may have developed.

Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, defense behavior, and other aspects of large flightless birds both living and extinct, including ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, elephant birds, and moas.

Examines the origins of American cooking including instructionsfor thirty authentic recipes.

This is a biography of Sitting Bull, North American Indian warrior and principal chief of the Sioux nation.

Learn about mermaids and why they were believed to be real.