Nathan Aaseng

Describes how the American military in World War II used a group of Navajo Indians to create an indecipherable code based on their native language.

A small fly buzzes around a plant with beautiful white flowers looking for a sweet snack of nectar. Slowly, the fly finds what it wants, and lands on the plant's bright red leaves. Suddenly, as the fly enjoys its meal, the leaf snaps shut. The fly is trapped. The fly didn't realize it had landed on a meat-eating plant. Can you believe there are plants that eat insects? Some can even trap small rodents and frogs. Author Nathan Aaseng tells your readers...

The reader is invited to make a decision in a crucial moment in ten World Series games, based upon analysis of pertinent facts. The actual decisions and their outcome are then supplied.

Biography of the brilliant and daring commander of Confederate forces during the Civil War. Reviews his campaigns and strategies, and his strengths and weaknesses as a leader.

Describes various species from every animal family that use some kind of venom to protect themselves or as a means of acquiring food.

Profiles eight National Football League games in which the officials made controversial calls.

The powers and responsibilities of a football team owner are demonstrated when the reader, acting as the owner, is confronted with ten different situations that require a decision.

Profiles ten entrepreneurs who started fast food businesses, including Fred Harvey (Harvey House), Walter Anderson and Billy Ingram (White Castle), J.F. McCullough and Harry Axene (Dairy Queen), Maurice and Richard McDonald and Ray Kroc (McDonald's), Harland Sanders (Kentucky Fried Chicken), and Tom Monaghan (Domino's Pizza).