PART 1 PEOPLE 2
Unit 1 Susan Butcher on the Iditarod Trail 2
Unit 2 Oprah Winfrey 9
Unit 3 Lucas and Spielberg at the Movies 17
Unit 4 Georgia O Keeffe-Art Legend 25
Unit 5 The Birdman of Alcatraz 32
Unit 6 Babe Ruth 39
PART 2 PLACES 47
Unit 7 Alaska-The Last Frontier 47
Unit 8 The Mystery of Roanoke Island 55
Unit 9 Death Valley 63
Unit 10 The Okefenokee 71
Unit 11 The Making of Detroit 79
Unit 12 Maples and Pecans 88
PART 3 LIVING THINGS 88
Unit 13 The Turkey 95
Unit 14 The All-Important Pumpkin 102
Unit 15 The Spirit of the Wolf 110
PART 4 GREAT MOMENTS 119
Unit 16 A Perfect Lunar Landing 119
Unit 17 Jonas Salk Discovers the Polio Vaccine 125
Unit 18 Television Comes to America 132
Unit 19 The Wright Brothers Take Off 140
PART 5 CULTURE 149
Unit 20 The History of Rock 149
Unit 21 T-Shirts and Tuxedos 156
Unit 22 The“Hole”Story About Doughnuts 164
Unit 23 All-American Football 171
Unit 24 The Sound of Country Music 179
Answer Key 185