Washoe County Library System

A collection of riddles involving city and state names, important rivers and parks, and other famous places in the United States.

The states become bored with their positions on the map and decide to change places for a while. Also includes facts about the states.

Rhythmic text and illustrations by fourteen different African-, Hispanic-, Asian-, and Native-American artists evoke the characteristics of the landscape of the United States.

Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.

Short biographies of all the presidents of the United States with a fascinating introduction to U.S. government, famous quotes, detailed timeline, and more than 50 illustrations.

Inspired by a true story about two intertwined families, one American, one Mexican, that are the embodiment of the immigration debate facing America today as they try to save three-year-old illegal Angelina from deportation.

The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jared Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charlie Gellar and Jamie Shipley,...

Explains the three branches of the federal government--legislative, executive, and judicial--and how they work.

Presents, in question and answer format, a history of the United States from the exploration of Christopher Columbus to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.