Charles J. Shields

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Costa Rica. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Uruguay. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Panama. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Argentina. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Brazil.

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Belize. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Central America. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. It's also a perennial favorite in highschool English classrooms across the nation. Yet onetime author Harper Lee is a mysterious figure who leads a very private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, refusing to give interviews or talk about the novel that made her a household name. Lee's life is as rich as her fiction, from her girlhood as a rebellious tomboy...