Suzanne Slade

When George Washington was president, there wasn't a White House. That's because he hadn't built it yet. This is the story of how George Washington designed and built the house American presidents have lived in ever since.

"Grassland ecosystems can be found on nearly every continent. Countless animals and plants live in them. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover how important bees are."-- Back cover.

Discusses how a former slave and an outspoken woman, who came from two different worlds, shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it.

Discusses the ocean ecosystem and the animals that live in them, and follows the chain reaction if one of the animal species is lost. Focuses on the importance of sea otters.

Discusses the temperate forest ecosystem and the animals that live in them, and follows the chain reaction if one of the animal species is lost. Focuses on the importance of gray wolves.

Discusses the tundra ecosystem and the animals that live in them, and follows the chain reaction if one of the animal species is lost. Focuses on the importance of lemmings.

"During the night, as a child sleeps in her bedroom, the reader is taken on an exploration of our solar system, galaxies beyond, and finally the universe as a whole"--

Simple text and illustrations describe the life cycle of a butterfly.

Discusses and explains the traits and characteristics of the group of animals known as birds.

Dolly is a little girl with a BIG voice. Music fills Dolly's heart so plumb full she has to let it out! She'll even sing to her cornhusk dolls or a pen full of pigs. She makes her own drum from a pot and her own guitar from a broken mandolin. But what Dolly dreams of is performing for a real audience--people who would hear her sing, and applaud!