Best Selling Books by Peter Roop

"Head west to discover this region''s geography, history, economy, and culture. Don''t miss the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado"--Publisher website.

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

Introduces a diverse range of admirable men and women, in a fact-filled volume that includes coverage of such historic individuals as Nelson Mandela, Neil Armstrong, and Jane Goodall.

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.

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.

Reconstructs a possible mission of the fourteen-year-old spy who carried messages to George Washington''s camp in the buttons of his coat during the Revolutionary War.

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

Children learn many things about the octopus, such as where they live, what they eat, and what they do to survive.

Follows a baby calf gray whale and its mother on their long, four-month migration from Mexico to Alaska. Includes a brief biography of Nancy Simmons, curator of the Department of Mammology at the American Museum of Natural History.

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

Recounts the life story of the noted explorer, including excerpts from his own writings.

Uses primary sources, photographs, and other information to detail the life and accomplishments of Sojourner Truth, a former slave from New York who became an abolitionist and women''s rights leader.

"Up high, down low, in freezing temperatures, and in boiling hot places--animals and plants can survive in the most extreme environments!"--

Shares the story of how Philadelphian wife, mother, businesswoman, and patriot Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag.

Part of a series of stories about the Blackfeet Indians, the illustrated story details the capture of the first horses by the Blackfeet. In the story, young Running Crane is allowed to join a party of warriors who raid a Crow camp for horses. Running Crane uses gentleness to capture a black horse but is separated from the raiding party and must use the horse to escape the Crow and return to his people. (SB)

As he practices for a competition, a Hawaiian boy unknowingly breaks a kapu, or taboo, invoked by an evil high priest, and as the traditional punishment is death, he must flee to safety.

The story is about a young boy named Erich Weiss from Appleton, Wisconsin. He learn to do circus tricks and later became known as Harry Houdini.

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

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

Uses the words of Audubon himself, selected from various sources, to present an account of the life and work of this nineteenth-century naturalist.

Text and pictures present the names of families of different kinds of animals.

Discusses possible reasons for the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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

A collection of jokes about doctors and patients, such as "Why did the man laugh during his operation? The doctor had him in stitches."

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.

A selection of jokes about food, cooking, baking, and eating.

In the winter of 1856, Abby, a lighthouse keeper''s daughter off the coast of Maine, keeps the lights burning when her father is delayed returning from a trip.

A collection of jokes and riddles about holidays, including "What is a wolf''s favorite holiday? Howl-oween."

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

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.

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.

Chronicles Farragut''s early naval career, from his commission as a midshipman through early exploits aboard his first ship, the Essex.

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.