Series
Summary
Describes the various weapons developed and used during the Civil War, such as longarms, handguns, swords, cannons, naval weapons, and mines, and explores that era as the beginning of modern weaponry. Full description
Series: First books
Clouds: from mare's tails to thunderheads
The crocodilians: reminders of the age of dinosaurs
Geysers: when Earth roars
A Grand Canyon journey: tracing time in stone
Home page: an introduction to Web page design
Hummingbirds
Insect wars
Landslides, slumps, & creep
Lightning: sheets, streaks, beads, and balls
Mines and minie balls: weapons of the Civil War
Mountain biking
Rock climbing
Short stature: from folklore to fact
The snow cats
Soaring
Standing tall: unusually tall people
The story of iron
The story of nitrogen
Vultures
Wild West shows: rough riders and sure shots
The World Wide Web
Bats: the amazing upside-downers
Comets
The empire of Ghana
Fountains of life: the story of deep sea vents
The great apes
The Klondike gold rush
The moon
The Songhay empire
Stories in stone: the world of animal fossils
The African cats
Tide pools