Focuses on familiar aspects of life and culture and takes a fascinating look back through history to examine their development over time. Central to the discovery process is a timeline which charts the facts visually and vividly, allowing ready access for struggling and reluctant readers.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Raum has written over two-dozen nonfiction books for young readers, including a biography of Louis Armstrong for Capstone Press. Over the years, she has worked as a middle school and high school English teacher, an elementary school librarian, and a college library director. Elizabeth Raum has written many nonfiction books for children. Two of her Capstone You Choose books, Orphan Trains: An Interactive History Adventure (2011) and Can You Survive Storm Chasing? (2012), are Junior Library Guild selections. Elizabeth lives in Michigan with her husband, Richard.