Introduces the animals that lived in North America before the arrival of the first people, and discusses the disappearance of the dinosaurs, the Ice Age, and early humans and their effect on the continent's animal life.

Introduces the earliest humans to live in North America, and discusses hunters and gatherers, prehistoric art, the Olmecs, the Mound Builders, the Maya, the cliff-dwellers of the Southwest, and the city of Cahokia.

Introduces the early explorations of North America by Europeans, including those of the Vikings, the Spaniards, and Christopher Columbus, and their struggles with the Native Americans already inhabiting the "New World."

This illustrated nonfiction series is a rollicking read through the fascinating, the funny, the absolutely awesome, and the positively wacky world of American history. The American colonies have had enough of British governance, British taxes, even British tea. They've decided it's time to form a United States of America. Sounds like war . . . Revolutionary War! From battlefield to Congress, the fight is on to win independence for the 13 colonies. And movers and shakers like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and the Adams family are leading the charge!