Outlines the anatomy and life cycle of bedbugs, mites, and ticks, and describes how they infest humans and animals, the diseases they carry, and how to protect against them.
Introduces the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead, and discusses its Aztec and Christian origins, preparations for the holiday, skeletons and other decorations and foods, holiday activities, and t
Describes how geothermal energy can be used as a source of heat or converted into electricity, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using geothermal power.
Describes how tea is grown, harvested, and turned into a beverage; discusses the historical and societal importance of tea; and explores the tea trade.
Describes how tea is grown, harvested, and turned into a beverage; discusses the historical and societal importance of tea; and explores the tea trade.
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 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
Provides a history of the elastic substance, chronicling the shift in large-scale trade and cultivation from Amazonia to the British Empire's Southeast Asian colonies, as well as describing the modern
Provides a history of the elastic substance, chronicling the shift in large-scale trade and cultivation from Amazonia to the British Empire's Southeast Asian colonies, as well as describing the modern
Profiles the English explorer's journeys through early seventeenth-century America, including contact with natives, life aboard ship, and Dutch colonization.
Features the science behind these destructive natural disasters and tells how societies around the world cope with their ferocity, covering such topics as rogue waves, forecasting techniques, and resc
Features the science behind these destructive natural disasters and tells how societies around the world cope with their ferocity, covering such topics as rogue waves, forecasting techniques, and resc
