James Watling

Describes the burial of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen and the discovery of his long-lost tomb by archaeologists more than 3000 years later.

A fictionalized account of the journey made by nine-year-old Mary Ellen Todd and her family from their home in Arkansas westward over the Oregon Trail in 1852.

England, 1620. The Pilgrims are setting sail for far-off America. They are leaving behind friends and safe homes. They are afraid. What will they find in the new land? Will they survive? Their true story is full of surprises. Find out all about the Pilgrims' amazing adventures in this easy-to-read book.

As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.

Describes the disastrous maiden voyage of the Titanic, "the safest ship ever built", which sank after colliding with an iceberg in the spring of 1912.

Chronicles the lives of women who lived and worked in lighthouses, braving seas and storms, rescuing people from icy waters, and lovingly caring for their lights.

Samuel, a fourteen-year-old slave in Brooklyn in 1776, faces a difficult choice when the fighting between the British and the colonists reaches his doorstep and only he can help the rebels.

In 1933, when drought and the Depression lay waste to their native Oklahoma, fifth grader Charlie and his family are forced to leave their home and search for a new way of life.

Describes the struggles and triumphs of Belva Lockwood, the teacher, suffragette, lawyer, and peace activist who became the first woman to practice law before the Supreme Court and a candidate for president in 1884 and 1888.