Lyons Regional Library

A detailed account of the Revolutionary War. Excerpts from contemporary writings help to bring the people who were involved in the struggle to life. Also included are reproductions of sketches and paintings their artists drew and beautiful color photographs of their homes.

"Color frontispiece, profusely illustrated from drawings, paintings, photographs; text maps and map endpapers. Pictorial maroon cloth, blind-stamped and gilt-lettered. A history of the famous expedition, profusely illustrated from paintings by Karl Bodmer, George Catlin and Charles Russell, plus photographs and facsimiles, and 30 detailed drawings by Richard Schlecht. The author and his family retraced the Lewis and Clark trail to write this book...

Describes the activities of various animals in Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

Text and pop-up illustrations depict animals of Australia, including the kangaroo, emu, desert frog, and echidna.

Discusses what reptiles and amphibians are and examines the characteristics and behavior of lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodiles, alligators, frogs, toads, and salamanders.

Discusses the physical characteristics of birds and examines different kinds, including birds of prey, wading birds, and flightless birds.

Presents information on the deep blue sea, islands, waterworks, dry spells, mountains, forests, grasslands, and tundra

Discusses earthquakes, including the causes, how to stay safe during one, where they happen most frequently, and what happens when an earthquake occurs.

Presents the life of the king of Macedonia, discussing his childhood, his education under Aristotle, his military conquests and rule over the largest empire of the known world, and his untimely death at the age of thrity-three.