Betsy Maestro

Explains how leaves change their colors in autumn and then separate from the tree as the tree prepares for winter.

Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.

Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.

Discusses the relations between the European colonists and the Native Americans, the disputes between settlers from France, England, and Spain, and the role these conflicts played in the history of North America.

Describes the varieties, habitats, behavior, and physical characteristics of sharks.

Discusses the year 2000 as a milestone marking two thousand years of human achievement, as a threshold leading into a new millennium, and as an important anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

The reader is introduced to such typical city words as "theater", "museum", "office building", and "train station" as a taxi travels through a hectic workday in and around the city.

Text and illustrations describe what happens after a major snowstorm, from plowing driveways and rescuing stranded motorists to clearing train tracks, airports, and harbors.