THE REVOLUTIONARY JOHN ADAMS
National Geographic Society
ISBN 0-7922-6970-5

"Few Americans ever did so much for their country as John Adams, or lived such an eventful life. How wonderful now to see his story told for children in such appealing fashion. Cheryl Harness's illustrations and text are a delight, appropriately full of life and understanding."
- David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of John Adams

RABBLE ROUSERS, 20 WOMEN WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE
Dutton Children's Books
ISBN 0-525-47035-2

"The focus here is on American feminists from the pre-Revolutionary War period to the present. Following in loose chronological order, the book opens with Ann Lee, the "Mother of the American Shakers" (1736-1784), and ends with government reformer Doris Haddock (born 1910). Each of the 20 profiles is handled uniformly over spreads packed with more information than is immediately apparent.." - School Library Journal

GHOSTS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 48 pp.
ISBN 0-689-83135-8

With the ghost of Willie Lincoln, son of Abraham, go back to the the terrible War Between the States, War for Southern Independence, War of the Rebellion, War of African American Emancipation, Battle of the Blue and Gray, Brothers' War... whatever you call it, the tragic Civil War touched the lives of all Americans. Why do I say "Ghosts?" Because our lives are affected and haunted by the decisions made by those who've gone before.

REMEMBER THE LADIES
Harper Collins, Spring 2001
ISBN 0-688-17017-X

Imagine Abigail Adams gazing into a glowing monitor, tapping a keyboard with slender fingers, writing a letter to her beloved John...about their country in the 21st century...She'd glory in the freedom and achievement of American women in business, the arts, education, science, sports, and government. Then she'd "Remember the Ladies" who made it all possible, who are making possible what remains to be achieved. IMAGINE!

GEORGE WASHINGTON
National Geographic Society, Spring 2000
ISBN 0-7922-7096-7

"By the time they've finished Harness' book, young readers should have a sense of George WAshington as both the ordinary and extraordinary person he was...a new face on a legend."   
-- Pittsburg Post-Gazette

"The society has...come out with a biography on George Washington to join two other previously published biographies that are so splended it's hard to overstate their contributions to the genre...I couldn't imagine a better introduction to the life of George Washington and while it's billed as a children's book, any history buff would treasure this beautiflly written and illustrated biography of our nation's first president."   
-- Knoxville News-Sentinel

GHOSTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Simon & Schuster, Winter 1999
ISBN 0-689-82118-2

"...her ability to present a large amount of information succinctly and clearly shines through here."
--Publisher's Weekly

"...the wealth of fast facts and varied, colorful illustrations...convey the excitement and dazzling changes the century has brought.
--School Library Journal