Space Tourism
Marilyn Courtot: Many may dream of traveling into space and visiting another planet, but few have had the opportunity. McMahon recaps the existing space programs and then begins his discussion of the few space tourists to date. It is only those who have had plenty of money who have been able to buy a ticket […]
If America Were a Village : a Book About the People of the United States
School Library Journal: Gr 2?6?As in If the World Were a Village, Smith and Armstrong help children understand large statistical numbers by collapsing the U.S. population of 300 million down to a village of 100. For example, "82 people in our village speak English as their first language, 10 speak Spanish. 1 speaks Chinese, 1 […]