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Best Selling Books by Peter Roop

Peter Roop is the author of Sojourner Truth (2002), Christopher Columbus (2001), A Visit to Japan (1998), Benjamin Franklin (2000), Walk on the Wild Side! (1997).

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Sojourner Truth

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Sojourner Truth
Uses primary sources, photographs, and other information to detail the life and accomplishments of Sojourner Truth, a former slave from New York who became an abolitionist and women''s rights leader.

Christopher Columbus

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Christopher Columbus
Recounts the life story of the noted explorer, including excerpts from his own writings.

A Visit to Japan

release date: Jan 01, 1998
A Visit to Japan
Introduces the country of Japan, land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, work, transportation, language, school, sports, free time, celebrations, and the arts.

Benjamin Franklin

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Benjamin Franklin
A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography.

Walk on the Wild Side!

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Walk on the Wild Side!
Fourteen essays on animals and their habitats, accompanied by cartoons, riddles, and jokes.

A Visit to India

release date: Feb 01, 2000

A Farming Town

release date: Jan 01, 1999
A Farming Town
Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a typical American town, using Elkton, Maryland, as an example.

Animal Families

release date: Jan 01, 2012
Animal Families
Text and pictures present the names of families of different kinds of animals.

The Cry of the Conch

The Cry of the Conch
As he practices for a competition, a Hawaiian boy unknowingly breaks a kapu, or taboo, invoked by an evil high priest, and as the traditional punishment is death, he must flee to safety.

The Solar System

release date: Jan 01, 1988
The Solar System
Discusses several mysteries of the solar system, including its origin and the possibility of life on Mars, and incorporates the opposing views of experts.

Dinosaurs

release date: Jan 01, 1988
Dinosaurs
Discusses possible reasons for the extinction of the dinosaurs.

A School Album

release date: Jan 01, 1999
A School Album
Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of change and continuity in American schools, covering such topics as travel to school, subjects studied, and the nature of the classrooms.

Little Blaze and the Buffalo Jump

Little Blaze and the Buffalo Jump
The reader is one in a series of stories of the Blackfeet Indians which take place when the people were at the height of their power, hunting buffalo north to the North Saskatchewan River, south to the Yellowstone River, east to the Montana-North Dakota border, and west to the Rocky Mountains. The story is about Little Blaze, a young Blackfeet boy, who is jealous of his older brother, who has been chosen to be the ahwa waki (the buffalo runner). However, he overcomes his jealousy and shows great courage in saving his brother''s life as a herd of buffalo is stampeded over a cliff. (ERB)

A City

release date: Jan 01, 1999
A City
Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a large city, using Chicago, Illinois, as an example.

A Farm Album

release date: Jan 01, 1999
A Farm Album
Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of change and continuity in American farms during the past 150 years, covering such topics as types of farms, farm buildings, farm life, and the effects of weather on farming.

Octopus Under the Sea

release date: May 01, 2001

Out to Lunch!

Out to Lunch!
A selection of jokes about food, cooking, baking, and eating.

Seasons of the Cranes

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Seasons of the Cranes
Follows a family of whooping cranes through a year, in a world increasingly hostile to their existence.

A Town

release date: Jan 01, 1999
A Town
Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a typical American town, using Elkton, Maryland, as an example.
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