Kevin Cunningham

"Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a volcanologist. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis"--Provided by publisher.

"Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a video game designer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the controversial life of J. Edgar Hoover, former chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Examines the history of measurement.

Examines the history of number concept.

Learn about the ruthless leader and the nation he helped build. This biography of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin describes his political leanings, his association with Vladimir Lenin, his alliance with the United States and England during World War II, and his effort to spread Communism around the world.

Describes the history of the Jamestown colony in Virginia in the early seventeenth century, including the colonists' relationship with the local Native Americans and the struggle to thrive in a new land.

Provides a history of New York, from its beginnings as a Dutch colony to its involvement in the American Revolution and its admittance into the United States in 1788.

Relates the history of the Colony of Delaware from its founding by David Pietersen de Vries in 1631 to its statehood in 1787.