Provides approximately thirty full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, novels, poems, correspondence, and artwork related to World War I, with information placing each in context.

This text aims to provide young adults with a source where they can discover fascinating and entertaining facts about writers, artists, personalities and cartoonists that most interest them.

Specifically designed to meet the needs of students, each volume of Something About the Author (SATA), provides illustrated biographical articles on 100-125 children's authors and artists.

This comprehensive encyclopedia is a subject-specific guide to concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers and issues that meets the information need for core science studies. It includes approximately 1,000 entries and 350 photographs and illustrations with attention given to women, minorities and lesser-known scientists.

Officially originating in 1941 when a Vietminh guerrilla force was formed under Ho Chi Minh and ending in May 1975 with the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War took a heavy toll on American troops and greatly affected the political atmosphere of the late 60s and early 70s. "Vietnam War: Almanac" highlights the major events leading up to and during America's involvement in the war that created great political tensions on the home front: Vietnam and French Colonialism Vietnam and the Cold War Early American Involvement in Vietnam The Fall of Diem The War at Home Vietnam's Lasting Impact on America And other topics relating to American involvement

Also included are sidebars, photographs, maps, timelines, "Words to Know" section, and an index.

With Authors & Artists for Young Adults teens have a source where they can discover fascinating and entertaining facts about the writers, artists, film directors, graphic novelists, and other creative personalities that most interest them. International in scope, each volume contains 20-25 entries offering personal behind-the-scenes information, portraits, movie stills, bibliographies, a cumulative index and more.

For table of contents or other volume specific information see the entry for the volume.

Research on slavery, from its early roots in Mesopotamia to its occurrence in the United States, is made easy with this 4-vol. set. "Slavery Throughout History: Almanac" provides students with the in-depth information they need to write reports and class assignments. "Slavery Throughout History: Biographies "profiles more than 30 men and women associated with the institution. "Slavery Throughout History: Primary Sources" allows students to study 20 speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts and other material related to slavery.