Anne Welsbacher

From brilliantly colored birds and wild elephants to towering trees and exotic flowers, rain forests are home to more than half of Earth's plants and animals. People living in rain forests depend on this vast array of life, and Earth itself relies on the world's rain forests to keep our climate and atmosphere in balance. But rain forests around the world are under threat. Once rain forests covered nearly 14 percent of Earth, but now they have shrunk...

Describes the history, notable sights, people, recreations, and occupations of our nation's capital.

Surveys the people, geography, and history of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Surveys the people, geography, and history of the state known both as the Corn State and the Hawkeye State.

Surveys the people, geography, and history of the Cotton State.

Presents information about the history, geography, people, recreation, and economy of the state of Louisiana.

Surveys the people, geography, and history of the midwestern Hoosier State.

Surveys the history, geography, and people of the small Eastern state that was first to sign the United States Constitution.

Surveys the people, geography, and history of the Centennial State.

Surveys the people, geography, and history of the southern state known as the Land of Opportunity.