Francisca Alvarez

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

Introduces the former Duke University basketball star, Grant Hill, who now plays for the Detroit Pistons.

Roam the North American wilderness with some of our continent's most fascinating canines. Stunning color photos capture these wild animals in their natural surroundings as the text describes each canine's habitat, physical features, and special abilities. Explore the social lives of these captivating creatures, their amazing survival techniques, reproduction, development, and interaction with humans. Discussions of threats to habitat and hunting promote environmental awareness in young readers.

Having a job and earning money are a part of everyday life for most people, especially adults. The concept seems fairly straightforward: one works to earn. This volume discerns the difference between a job and a career, as well as how a job can develop into a career. Readers will learn why a community's economy needs jobs, how paying someone to do a job helps the person who is paying them, and even about job loss and its consequences. The text also explains different jobs and their effects on the economy, such as those of professional, production, arts, and government and military jobs.

Children learn about the features of Tyrannosaurus Rex, what Tyrannosaurus Rex ate, and how it attacked other dinosaurs.