In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.

Text and photographs describe common things that are yellow, including mustard, pencils, and lemonade.

"Help a spy discover all things yellow in the desert full of treasures."--

"Learn about the color yellow"--Provided by publisher.

[He had] a fever that hovered around 104 degrees. His skin turned yellow. The whites of his eyes looked like lemons. Nauseated, he gagged and threw up again and again . . . Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the word's most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Journeying to fever-stricken Cuba in the company of Walter Reed and his colleagues, the reader feels the heavy air, smells the stench of disease,...

"Introduces the color yellow through illustrations of such objects as lemons, butter, corn, baby chicks, and bananas." --

Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the black and yellow garden spider. Also includes information on some other types of spiders.

A boy wears his new yellow shirt and is transformed in his imagination into a duck, a lion, a daffodil, a trumpet, and other things.

"Contains the text of "The Yellow Wallpaper" in which a young woman loses her mind after her husband forces her to spend her days in a room with strange wallpaper; includes information that places the novel in its historical and cultural context."--

"In Garden Spiders, young readers will learn about the physical features and characteristics of garden spiders. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn about this spider"--