Before the advent of television, cinema offered serialised films as a source of weekly entertainment. This book traces the history from the days of silent screen heroines to the sound era's daring adv
The horse has been an integral part of Australian history since the First Fleet brought the first horse to the country’s shores. From the resilient workhorses of colonial Australia and the determined
After winning a free vacation to anywhere in the world, Sai chooses to take her family to Kamchatka, where they visit a volcano, swim in a hot spring, and spot hundreds of brown bears.
Sai has just found out that she won a contest and gets to take her whole family on a trip to anywhere in the world! But where will they go? Sai's dad wants to explore a volcano. Her brother, Ben, want
When Eiji is told that he is named after one of the greatest Japanese baseball players that ever lived, he feels inspired and ready to play! Readers will love the inspirational language and detailed i
Juan's family is forced to flee their home when a giant volcano erupts in their town! As the family heads for a nearby shelter, they are worried about Juan's father who works at the bottom of the moun
Readers will travel along on a disastrous expedition that could have ended with no survivors. Trapped in ice and stranded for 20 months, readers will be fascinated to learn how Shackleton and his crew
Introduces some of the world's most remarkable structures from an engineering standpoint--including the Channel Tunnel, the Panama Canal, the Sydney Opera House, and the Gateway Arch--and discusses th
We can all learn to open our hearts to hear what a dying person really needs at the end of his life if we are just able to listen." --Jillian Brasch, OTR, The Last GiftsThe Last Gifts tells the storie
