Miles Harvey

Describes many things that originally came from Russia, including inventions, sports and games, food, fashion, musical instruments, animals, arts and crafts, and words.

Describes many familiar inventions, foods, customs, tools, toys and games, fasions, and more that originated in ancient Egypt.

Describes many familiar things that originally came from India, including inventions, food, religions, animals, musical instruments, medicine, games, words, and fashion.

Describes many things, both familiar and unfamiliar, that originally came from Italy, including inventions, foods, holidays, tools, music, sports, games, fashions, and words.

Describes the many things that originally came from Ireland, such as holidays, food, sports, musical instruments, and fashion. Includes a recipe for Irish soda bread.

Examines how presidential elections have changed over the past 200 years, discussing such topics as primaries, national conventions, television campaigns, and funding.

Surveys the sports and games played in Italy, from ancient Rome on, with an emphasis on the present day.

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...