Most Popular Books by Lisa Trumbauer

Describes the best websites offering items for children, including games, posters, and manufacturer''s giveaways. Contains reviews by computer users, aged seven to twelve.

Explains how to use a personal computer to complete activities that explore various aspects of science.

In 1836, 15-year-old Cal and his mother ride across the Texas countryside. Suddenly, they spot thousands of Mexican soldiers approaching on the horizon. Cal knows they mean trouble, so he steers the wagon to the safest place around -- the Alamo! Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and other soldiers are there, waiting for a fight. But can their small group hold off an entire army? It''ll be a battle they''ll never forget.

The United States is truly a nation of immigrants, or as the poet Walt Whitman once said, a nation of nations. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World to the present day, the new Immigration to the United States set conveys the excitement of these stories to young people. Beginning with a brief preface to the set written by general editor Robert Asher that discusses some of the broad reasons why people came to the New World, both as explorers and settlers, each book''s narrative highlights the themes, people, places, and events that were important to each immigrant group. In an engaging, informative manner, each volume describes what members of a particular group found when they arrived in the United States as well as where they settled. Historical information and background on the various communities present life as it was lived at the time they arrived. The books then trace the group''s history and current status in the United States. Each volume includes photographs and illustrations such as passports and other artifacts of immigration, as well as quotes from original source materials. Box features highlight special topics or people, and each book is rounded out with a glossary, timeline, further reading list, and index.

This title discusses topics such as properties of materials, elements and compounds, and the existence of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

Explains such concepts as layers of the Earth, types of rock, heat and pressure.

Who was Abraham Lincoln? What was the Confederate States of America? When did the Civil War end? This book will help you discover what life was like during the Civil War.

Explains how to use a personal computer to complete activities that explore math, reading, geography, and science.

Explains how to use a personal computer to complete activities that explore various aspects of Halloween.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe how loose teeth come out.

Read about the people, culture, traditions, and beliefs of the ancient Maya civilization.

Describes what friction is and gives some examples of how it causes moving things to stop.

How many objects does each person have?

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate how to use a compass to find one''s way on land, at sea, or in the air.

The natural world comes alive for young readers with Rookie Read-About Science! With striking full-colour photos and just the right amount of text, this series immediately involves young readers as they discover intriguing facts about the fascinating world around them.

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of the bee.

How do you eat a fraction? How many ways can you make 100? Young readers learn math and reading skills with these beginning books.

Help young readers enjoy learning about social studies concepts with these colorful, photo-illustrated books. This series relates such areas as history, geography, and social relationships to the reader''s everyday world. Yellow Umbrella Books feature engaging photos that closely correlate to the text. This series explores and supports social studies standards as required by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Describes the ways people travel, including by car, on foot, by bike, on horses, on tractors, on buses, on trains, by plane, and by boat.

Learn how Henry discovers how to stand up to bullies.