New Releases by Elizabeth Raum

Why was a bell added to the telephone? What did telephone operators do in the past? When was the cell phone invented? Take a journey through time and discover the amazing history of the telephone!

For especially talented athletes, fame and fortune follow. Crowds cheer them and newspaper and television reports present them as heroes. However, some athletes, as they struggle to be the best, make mistakes.

Describes the experience of Irish Immigrants upon arriving in America during the time of the Irish potato famine. Reader''s choices reveal historical details about where they settled, the jobs they found, and the difficulties they faced.

Provides an introduction to the life and biography of the popular African American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong.

An introduction to the science of magnetism.

This book provides a basic introduction to various geographical and geological structures on Earth.

Compares and contrasts the cities of Bodie (Calif.) and San Francisco (Calif.) in order to explain why one still flourishes and the other is a ghost town.

This series teaches about historical periods using classic literary works as a resource. Each title offers a unique look into the history of a specific period and region and shows how literature reflects history.

An introduction to Mae Jamison, the first African-American women astronaut, discussing her childhood in Chicago, her education and work as a doctor, her career at NASA, and her activities after leaving the space program.

Buzz Aldrin inspired a nation when he became one of the first astronauts to walk on the Moon. Wouldn’t it be great to find out what this meant for him? Read this book in order to get to know Buzz Aldrin and discover the skills and experiences of this pio

Explores the life of John Glenn, who became the first American to orbit Earth, and how he used space travel as a way of learning how to make life better for all people.

Eileen Collins inspired the nation when she flew as commander of the 2005 Discovery mission. Can you imagine what her experiences as an astronaut have been like? Read this book in order to get to know Eileen Collins and discover the skills and courage she has used to become a leader in space exploration.

Examines the life and career of American astronaut Sally Ride.

A look at the first man on the moon, from his youth, to his career as an astronaut, and his life after NASA.

Profiles the life and work of Roger Williams, the seventeenth-century minister who left England under threat of jail, and went on to found the colony of Rhode Island based on his belief in religious freedom and respect for Native Americans.

Anne Hutchinson founded a community in Rhode Island. This biography spanning her lifetime concentrates on the work she did to make life better for herself and other Americans. Can you imagine what her life must have been like? Find out why Anne moved to Rhode Island, what religion Anne followed, and why Anne was put on trial by church leaders.

Biography of a determined women who tried to make life better for herself and other people.

A biography of the social activist known for founding Hull House in Chicago and for winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

Discusses the life and work of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War and the founder of the American Red Cross.

A biography of the nineteenth-century woman known for writing the poem that became "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and for her work against slavery and for the cause of women getting the right to vote.

Nazi Germany produced an unusual group of Christian martyrs--among them, the nun philosopher Edith Stein, the mystical philosopher Simone Weil, and the peasant conscientious objector Hans JSgerstatter--but perhaps none so complex as the Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Born into a large upper-middle-class, professional family that was not particularly devout or observant (his father was one of the leading psychiatrists in Germany), Dietrich early in life decided he wanted to be a Christian theologian. Yet his family background and connections insured that he wouldn''t be one in the narrow mold of so many of his colleagues. Opportunities for travel-to Spain, North Africa. Mexico, Cuba, America (twice), and England (often)-gave him a broad horizon of possibilities. The greatest thing about America for him was his experiences in Harlem and his friendships with African Americans. His great regret was that he missed an opportunity to travel to India to meet Gandhi. He was one of the few German churchmen who spoke forthrightly against the persecution of Jews as Jews and not merely of Christians of Jewish descent. (How much of this was due to his beloved, 90-year-old grandmother Sophie, who defied the Nazi ban on shopping in Jewish stores? "I buy the things I need where I like.") His family connections drew him into a dangerous double game. His "employment" as a member of the Counterintelligence Office of the High Command of the Armed Forces enabled him to continue work as a pastor and seminary director. It allowed him to travel abroad, where he worked for a negotiated peace. And it eventually drew him into the plot to kill Hitler-an ethical stand which many German Christians of his generation couldn''t understand or forgive. He was executed on 9 April 1945, three weeks before Hitler committed suicide. He was thirty-nine years old.The life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer has been told at great length and in magnificent detail by his younger colleague, Eberhard Bethge. It''s a biography that will never be surpassed but which only the most devoted will have the perseverance to read. Elizabeth Raum has retold the story concisely and readably for a whole new generation of readers.

Biography of a man who helped explore the American West and open up new territory for settlement.

Biography of a man who helped explore the American West and keep the peace with Native American tribes.

Matches quality children''s books with each day of the year to provide a focus for story time. The lessons in this book will help children develop creative connections between reading and the world around them, introducing them to many other people and places throughout the world.