New Releases by Peter Roop

A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography.

Sacagawea describes how, at the age of sixteen, she becomes part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and serves as their interpreter and guide, surviving many dangerous adventures on their trek through the wilderness.

Help young learners understand the differences and similarities among lifestyles in various communities with the Walk Around series. Each title focuses on a real community and its residents by exploring the homes, stores, work opportunities, transportation, schools, and other topics of keen interest to primary readers. Each book features a map, glossary, and index.

Angry and resentful that the honor of leading the buffalo stampede is given to his older brother, Little Blaze, the Blackfeet''s fastest runner, must make a difficult decision when his brother''s life is endangered.

Includes questions and answers about the history of Thanksgiving, along with jokes and riddles, a craft activity, and a brief look at other harvest celebrations around the world today.

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.

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.

Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a typical American town, using Elkton, Maryland, as an example.

Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a large city, using Chicago, Illinois, as an example.

Describes the transportation, schools, housing, shopping, working, recreation, and other aspects of life in a typical American town, using Elkton, Maryland, as an example.

Artifacts are a powerful tool for teaching social studies. The Long Ago and Today series uses photographic artifacts to help primary readers explore life and lifestyles by comparing today''s world with that of a hundred years ago. Each book offers a series of old photographs, which are paired with a similar photo taken today -- perhaps a picture of a city as it looked in 1897 and as it looks on that same spot in 1998. Through these engaging photographs, primary learners investigate such basic topics as working, playing, sleeping, cooking, and doing household chores.

A compilation of entries and excerpts from the journals of William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, describing their historic expedition.

Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of continuity and change in cities in the United States, including such topics as transportation, homes, recreation, and employment.

Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of continuity and change in homes and home life in the United States, including such topics as types of homes, house work, playing, bathing, sleeping, and more.

Introduces the country of Greece, including the land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, work, transportation, language, school, sports, celebrations, and the arts.

Introduces the land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, work, transportation, language, and culture of Israel.

An introductory biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice o nonviolent civil diobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.

Introduces the country of Japan, land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, work, transportation, language, school, sports, free time, celebrations, and the arts.

Introduces the country of India, including the land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, work, transportation, language, school, sports, celebrations, and the arts.

Describes many aspects of the largest country in South America, including its land, landmarks, homes, food, clothes, schools, sports, celebrations, and arts.

This text is designed to introduce young researchers to Egypt. The country is considered in terms of its location, weather, shelter, food, landmarks, transport, schools, clothing, recreation, celebrations and culture. The A Visit To... series uses simple text and photography to present the facts. Simple maps help young readers to locate each country''s place in the world and to identify places and geographical features mentioned in the text.

Using simple text and photography, this book presents reference facts of China. It looks at location; weather; shelter; food; landmarks; transport; schools; clothing; recreation; celebrations; and culture. As part of a series that introduces young researchers to eight countries, the book aims to present the facts in a lively and informative way, identifying places and geographical features mentioned in the text.

Presents some basic facts about Christmas, along with jokes and riddles, Christmas crafts, and brief explanations of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

Fourteen essays on animals and their habitats, accompanied by cartoons, riddles, and jokes.

Describes the history and customs connected with Halloween and includes riddles, activities, and instructions for making some masks and costumes.