Introduces the food chains that exist in the rain forest, describing the three levels of a chain, from plant to plant-eater to various levels of animal predators, and how these levels combine to form
Each colorful book in this series describes what an explorer's life was really like on an expedition, from what they wore to what they ate, and includes colorful maps and images showing the areas expl
Each colorful book in this series describes what an explorer's life was really like on an expedition, from what they wore to what they ate, and includes colorful maps and images showing the areas expl
Describes the lives of Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit priest, and Louis Jolliet, a fur trader, and their expedition along the Mississippi River to bring Christianity to and trade furs with Native America
"Reveals how Amundsen's years of arctic training, expert dog-handling skills, and luck in finding a quicker route, allowed him to reach the South Pole more than a month before his closest rivals."--Fr
Recounts the life of Prince Henry the Navigator, who encouraged Portuguese exploration in Africa, and places it in the context of the end of medieval views of geography and the beginnings of the Portu
Recounts the life of Hernaan Cortaes, the leader of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, and places it in the context of the early years of the Spanish empire in the New World and the defeat of the Aztecs.
Explains how coffee is grown and harvested, discusses the history of its cultivation and the culture that surrounds the beverage, and describes innovations that have improved the coffee industry.
Describes the history of tobacco use, discusses the growth of the tobacco industry and the legal cases surrounding advertisements and tobacco's detrimental effects on health, and explains how the plan
Describes where and how vanilla is grown and harvested, discusses the history of the spice, and explains the drawbacks threatening the vanilla bean industry.
Describes robots that can move around on their own, such as rovers, spacecraft, underwater robotic craft, racecars, planes, and biorobots that mimic insect movements.
