Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of South Dakota.

Provides information on the top ten things to see or do in South Dakota, including Mount Rushmore, Jewel Cave National Monument, and Broken Boot Gold Mine.

Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out...

"Engaging images accompany information about South Carolina. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

"It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven and their uncle, Doc, tells them he's going to train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always...

The African Penguin population is critically low, due to various factors including climate change. Scientists and volunteers with a South African organization are helping to rescue these endangered birds by rearing abandoned chicks.--

Describes the childhood, political activities, imprisonment, family, and presidency of Nelson Mandela.

Eleven-year-old Ella seeks information about her father while enjoying a visit with her mother, a jazz singer, in Boston in 1944, then returns to the harsh realities of segregated, small-town South Carolina.

Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.