The Stanley Cup is the only team sports trophy that has the names of each player engraved from every winning team. The first time it was awarded to a team was in 1893. Learn more in The Stanley Cup, one of the titles in the Championship Games series. .
The first snowboard was made in 1965, when Sherman Poppen fastened two skis together. Today, snowboarding is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States. Learn more in Snowboarding, one of the titles in the Extreme Sports series.
The Countries of the World series takes readers on a worldwide tour to discover diverse countries from around the globe. Learn about each country's land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, goods and services, indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and much more!
The Countries of the World series takes readers on a worldwide tour to discover diverse countries from around the globe. Learn about each country's land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, goods and services, indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and much more!
The Countries of the World series takes readers on a worldwide tour to discover diverse countries from around the globe. Learn about each country's land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, goods and services, indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and much more!
The Countries of the World series takes readers on a worldwide tour to discover diverse countries from around the globe. Learn about each country's land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, goods and services, indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and much more!
Delve into the championship games of some of America's most popular sports with Championships. Each title in the series also expands on the featured sport, its professional league, its highest-profile athletes, and more.
Delve into the championship games of some of America's most popular sports with Championships. Each title in the series also expands on the featured sport, its professional league, its highest-profile athletes, and more.
The first skateboards were created by surfers from California in the late 1950s. Today, skateboarding is the third-most popular sport among teenagers in the United States. Learn more in Skateboarding, one of the titles in the Extreme Sports series.
A blizzard has wind speeds of more than 35 miles (55 kilometers) per hour. It is even possible for a blizzard to occur when it is not snowing. Learn more in Blizzards.
From a dark, fizzy drink concocted in a pharmacist's lab, Coca-Cola has grown into a corporation representing thousands of unique products. Today, the Coca-Cola Company is one of the top three food and beverage companies in the world. Learn more in Coca-Cola, a Corporate America title.
The West contains at least a part of every single desert in the United States. It includes both the most populated and the least populated states in the nation. Learn more in The West, one of the titles in the Geography of the U.S. series.
The Southwest has landscapes ranging from the Rocky Mountains to the Palo Duro Canyon. Well-known Southwesterners include U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Lyndon B. Johnson. Learn more in The Southwest, one of the titles in the Geography of the U.S. series.
Nearly the entire Southeast is part of a deciduous forest biome. The wide range of different Southeastern traditions has led to it being considered the richest cultural region in the United States. Learn more in The Southeast, one of the titles in the Geography of the U.S. series.
