An introduction to the different tiers of government, from schools to the federal system. In the United States, teams of people run our cities, states, and the country. These teams are called government. The different levels of government provide the services we need. We have local government, state government and federal government.

Learn about the document written by our country's leaders which posed a plan or set of rules that the National Government would follow. It explains how laws are made, how leaders are chosen, and what the government can and cannot do.

"Alexander Hamilton was one of America09s founders. He was the first secretary of the treasury and George Washington09s right-hand man. But he also made some dangerous enemies during his short yet dramatic life"--Provided by publisher.

Learn about some of the heroes of the American Civil War.

A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the most socially and politically active -- and controversial -- First Lady America had ever seen. Ambassador, activist, and champion of civil rights, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the soul of America forever. Includes selected quotes from Eleanor's own writings.

"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"-- From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament...