Learn about animals, birds, and insects that inhabit jungles and rain forests.

Examines everyday life and culture of Mexico, with activities.

Using pictures of ancient artifacts and modern photographs, this book describes legacies from ancient China, including their inventions of the compass, gunpowder, paper, printing, silk, and porcelain.

Describes earth shattering events that range from the Cretaceous-Tertiary exctinction event to 9/11. These occurrences proved the power of man, either for good or corruptive means, and altered our universal understanding. Readers will be astonished at the events that were felt across the golobe.

This book inroduces the life cycle of butterflies, explaining how they develop from eggs to caterpillars to beautiful butterflies.

Answers such questions about the Earth as is the world round, can people tell if an earthquake is coming, where do rivers begin, how often does it rain in a rain forest, and which is the coldest place in the world.

This book is a collection of fun facts and illustrations relating to oceans, from pirates to whale songs to undersea farms.

Provides information about the history of the orchestra since its beginnings in the seventeenth century, instruments of the orchestra, and famous composers of classical music.

Offers insight into France and the lives of the French people, including geography, language and literature, science and math, history, and the arts.