Print Publications: Children's & Young Adult

The New York Public Library Amazing U.S. Geography

Andrea Sutcliffe

Guided by author Andrea Sutcliffe, follow a chinook over the Rocky Mountains. Trace the course of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Discover where gold is mined and fish are farmed in the United States. Explore our fascinating nation from Alabama to Wyoming, and find answers to all your questions about U.S. geography.

Where is the highest waterfall in the United States? What is a sand sea? Why does California have so many earthquakes? Why are people from new England called Yankees? How many U.S. presidents were born in Ohio? Where did the Santa Fe READ MORE ›Read More ›

170 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.

The New York Public Library Amazing World Geography: A Book of Answers for Kids

Andrea Sutcliffe

Guided by author Andrea Sutcliffe, follow the Ring of Fire from New Zealand to South America. Navigate the Blue Nile and walk the Great Wall of China. Meet the first person to reach the South Pole and witness the "Green Revolution" in India. Explore the people, landscapes, and languages of our fascinating planet and uncover the answers to all your questions about world geography . . .

How old is the earth? Can volcanoes form underwater? What are maquiladoras? Why are rain forests so important? Where and what are the Pillars of Hercules? Is the Red Sea really red? READ MORE ›Read More ›

176 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.

The New York Public Library Amazing Scientists

Jim Callan

In this entry in this series, Jim Callan introduces young readers to the findings of some of the world's greatest scientists. Discover the moons of Jupiter with Galileo. Uncover the science of radiation with Madame Curie. Travel forward in time with Einstein. Find out how scientists learned to cure diseases, how they discovered gravity, and how they determined the structure of the atom.

What is the Hippocratic Oath? How did Archimedes single-handedly hold off the entire Roman army? Which famous physician learned about human anatomy in a gladiator ring? What is natural selection? What was the READ MORE Read More ›

172 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.

The New York Public Library Amazing Explorers

Brendan January

In this entry in the Library's popular series, Brendan January invites young readers to journey through history. Sail down the Ivory Coast with the ancient Phoenicians. Meet the Kublai Khan with Marco Polo. Join the Antarctic explorers in their race to reach the South Pole. Discover vast new lands, plumb the depths of the deepest oceans, and venture into outer space. Find answers to everything you've ever wanted to know about the world's greatest adventurers and explorers ...

Who was the greatest general & explorer of the ancient world? What was the Silk Road? What caused the Age of Exploration? What was considered Read More ›

169 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.

The New York Public Library Amazing Mythology

Brendan January

In this entry in the Library's popular series, Brendan January offers an interesting and informative answer book on mythology, through questions such as:

192 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.

The New York Public Library Amazing Native American History

Liz Sonneborn

A Parents' Choice Award Book In this recent entry in the series, Liz Sonneborn offers a comprehensive, accessible portrait of Native American history, through questions such as:

170 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.

The New York Public Library Amazing Hispanic American History

George Ochoa

Which Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi River? Why do some people call themselves Hispanic while others call themselves Latino? Who were César Chávez and Che Guevara? Is "La Bamba" a traditional Mexican song?Read More ›

192 pages.Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.

Hardcover. $12.95.
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The New York Public Library Amazing Women in American History

Sue Heinemann

Beginning with Native American "clan mothers" of pre-colonial times and extending to today's trailblazers, this question-and-answer book chronicles the lives and contributions of extraordinary American women. Along with chapters on the suffrage movement and the struggle for equal rights, author Sue Heinemann offers a look at women during the Revolutionary War, the fight against slavery, the settling of America's western frontier, and the Great Depression and World War II--all related in the series' signature easy-to-read style.

192 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.

Hardcover. $12.95.
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The New York Public Library Kid's Guide to Research

Today's elementary schools demand a lot from our children. Over the years, as school curricula have begun to encourage a hands-on approach to learning, research has become a more integral part of all school subjects. As a result, the modern student may be asked to design and perform experiments; search the Internet to find out what life is like in another country; interview relatives and survey classmates as sample groups; and, at the very least, know his or her way around a public library. Research has become central to the educational process for a good reason: it's useful in almost every walk of life.

134 pages.Published by Scholastic Reference, 1998.

The New York Public Library Amazing African American History: A Book of Answers for Kids

Diane Patrick

Amazing African American History answers questions about many of the most important events in African American history and some of the people who helped make it. Some of the questions can only be answered with more questions, while others will make children curious about an exciting part of history they never knew about before. Amazing African American History will stimulate young readers to investigate further our nation's African American heritage.

170 pages, illustrated. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.

Hardcover. $12.95.
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