The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle...

Shaping Materials - Scissors and Saws - Carving Materials - Folding and Bending - Machine Shapers - Molding Materials - Molding in Industry - Shaping Soft Materials - Shaping Metals - Hammering and Rolling Metals - See for Yourself! - Beautiful Butterflies! - Glossary - Further Information - Index

Examines and explores the transcontinental railroad and the great race to connect the nation.

What is a Home? - Habitats and Homes - Hiding Places - Cave Shelters - Dens in Holes - High Up in Trees - All Kinds of Nests - Under the Ground - A Beaver Lodge - Insect Homes - Words to Know and Index

Describes the advent of the wig as a fashion necessity in France and England, illustrates popular styles of eighteenth-century wigs, and explains the colonial wigmaker's technique in construction and care of the wig.

"From skiing in the Green Mountains to touring the historic state capitol in Montpelier, there's lots to see and do in Vermont! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Vermont special."--Amazon.com.

This book discusses the Lincoln Memorial, what it symbolizes, its history, its location, and how it was made.

Based on a true story. After her parents are taken away by the Taliban, young Nasreen stops speaking. But as she spends time in a secret school, she slowly breaks out of her shell.