Betsy Maestro

Traces the competition among the American Indians, French, English, Spanish, and Dutch for land, furs, timber, and other resources of North America.

A history of money, beginning with the barter system in ancient times, to the first use of coins and paper money, to the development of modern monetary systems.

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

Describes the creation of the huge statue given by France to the United States and its erection in New York Harbor as a symbol of liberty.

A basic guide to voting and the election process in the United States.

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.

A family crosses a river on a ferryboat and observes how the ferry operates.

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