In the economic boom after World War1, everyone thought the Roaring Twenties would keep roaring along right into the 1930s. But the crash of stock market on October 29 , 1929 would mark the beginning of the worldwide Great Depression. Out of work, out of money, and for many, out of a home, people did what they could to keep their families going until Roosevelt's New Deal got the economy going again.

"Do you play an instrument? Read about the different families of musical instruments and discover what makes each family unique"--

Do you have a need for speed? If you do, you'll want to read all about these Winter Olympic sliding sports. In this book, you'll learn how bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitors speed down steep, twisting tracks on aerodynamic sleds. You'll learn about the racers, their equipment, and the records they hold. You'll also discover that in these fast-paced sports, every second, and hundredth of a second, counts.

From the hard-hitting, puck-flying action of hockey to the precision sliding and sweeping of curling, these challenging team sports have it all. In this fantastic book, you'll learn about the rules, the records, and the heroes of the games.

An introduction to the Salem Witch Trials.

"More than ninety recipes that the modern cowgirl needs to keep her crew fed and her family happy on the trail or around the campfire. This cookbook combines the best of cowgirl myths, nostalgia, and legends with useable, delicious, and fun recipes for use in the great outdoors or at home"--

This book describes a butterfly's changes as it goes through its life cycle and explains that one of the biggest threats to butterflies is habitat loss.

Provides an introduction to emperor penguins and where they live, explains what a life cycle is, follows the birth, growth, and adulthood of an emperor penguin, and discusses interactions between people and the animals.

Simon Lewis has been a human and a vampire, and now he is becoming a Shadowhunter. The events of City of Heavenly Fire left him stripped of his memories, and Simon isnt sure who he is anymore. So when the Shadowhunter Academy reopens, Simon throws himself into this new world of demon-hunting, determined to find himself again. Whomever this new Simon might be. But the Academy is a Shadowhunter institution, which means it has some problems. Like the...