Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

Presents a brief history of ice skating, roller skating, and skateboarding; defines terms associated with these sports; and identifies people of outstanding achievement in each field.

The world of sled dog racing in northern Montana forms the background for a twelve-year-old boy's adjustment to his father's death, his mother's remarriage, and the integration of two families into one.

Discusses the history of flying and examines the role of air show competitions in the development of modern aviation.

The story of the American pioneers who traveled the United States selling everything from sewing needles to salvation.

Relates the events of an important early case for American female detective Kate Warne, describing how she went undercover as a society lady on a mission to thwart an assassination plot against the sixteenth president.

A glossary of terms related to horses and riding.

Sam can't accept the trauma of what happened eight years ago: the disappearance and apparent death of his dad in the Arctic wilderness. Devoted to his father's memory, he despises his well-meaning, if awkward, stepdad and resents his mother for marrying this intruder. Sam's heart cry for companionship and understanding is finally answered by the appearance of a beautiful wild dog he names Kayla, after his dad's sled dog. Sam bonds with Kayla, whose...