Introduces orangutans, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and how they build their beds each night and use sticks to forage for food.
Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in colonial America, including indentured servants, field workers, tanners, pitch makers, whalers, and hatters.
Pesents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done during the Renaissance, including bilge boys, woad dyers, artists' assistants, and grooms.
Looks at the ways in which pollution and trash are ruining the environment, from the decimated polar bear population to the great Pacific garbage patch.
Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Egypt, including bleacher, embalmer, quarry worker, paint mixer, farmer, housewife, brick maker, and miner.
Discusses challenges faced by settlers living in Jamestown Colony in the early seventeenth century, including drought, starvation, and quarrels with Powhatans, and identifies three major events that c
Presents information about dancing, including how dancing exercises the body, how to prepare for a dance session, and introduces such dances as hip-hop, ballet, and contemporary.
Step-by-step instructions show how to reuse paper towel tubes, plastic bottles, and other recyclables found around the house to make bracelets, pencil cases, and colorful decorations.
Looks at the life and opinions of the second First Lady of the United States, supplemented with excerpts from her letters to give direct examples of her thoughts.
Presents information about ice skating, including the equipment needed, learning how to properly fall and get back up on the ice, and introduces such ice-skating sports as speed skating and ice hockey
Step-by-step instructions show how to use paints, homemade stencils, and other simple materials to make funky decorations, clothes, and wrapping paper.
Looks at the dangers of commercial fishing in the world today, discussing the problem of overfishing, coral reef die-off, and how the fish populations can be saved.
Provides information on the tiny reptiles, including their use of color as a defense, their climbing skills, and their ability to grow back a missing tail.
Provides information on the tiny but dangerous rain forest animals, including their ability to leap and to change color, and how they are kept as pets.
Discusses the history and evolution of touch screens and describes how they work, where they are used today, and possible future developments in the field.
Discusses the events leading up to the Boston Massacre, including the taxation of paper, sugar, and other products by the British; the violence that erupted between British soliders and Bostonians on
Presents information about the heritage, language, and tradition of different martial arts, including aikido, kung fu, jujitsu, karate, and tae kwon do.
Introduces monarchy as a form of government, describing its unique features and its history through the ages, along with examples of current monarchies in Europe and Asia.
