Describes centaurs found in folklore, presents a graphic retelling of Hercules and the centaurs, and provides summaries of other tales featuring these mythical creatures.
Describes firebirds found in folklore, presents a graphic retelling of "Prince Ivan, the Firebird, and the Wolf," and provides summaries of other tales featuring these mythical creatures.
Describes myths about goblins, presenting a graphic retelling of a German tale about the powers of the creatures and summaries of other tales about their origins.
Introduces the life of the wife of President John Adams, a woman noted for her opinions on the equality of men and women and the letters she wrote to her husband.
Introduces the life of the sixteenth president of the United States, who presided over the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Introduces the American quarter horse--the result of English colonists breeding their horses with those of the Chickasaw Indians--and describes its physical characteristics, special abilities, and fam
Examines the causes of earthquakes, how they are predicted and can be prepared for, and examples of historic quakes in San Francisco, Haiti, and Japan.
Introduces the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment, known as Delta Force, and discusses its history, duties, training, equipment, and best-known operations.
Introduces the United States Army's special forces troops, known as the Green Berets, and discusses their history, accomplishments in different wars, duties, training, and possible future uses.
Introduces the United States Marine Corps's specially trained reconnaissance units, known as Force Recon, and discusses their duties, training, history, and equipment.
Describes the various parts of the respiratory system and how they work, and discusses asthma, lung cancer and other lung diseases, and related topics.
Describes the various parts of the skeleton and how bones grow, and discusses joints, the difference between male and female skeletons, bone injuries and diseases, and related topics.
Informative text in this engaging series presents a comprehensive look at the lives of Native Americans from the first contact with Europeans to the present, and includes fascinating facts about the w
Informative text in this engaging series presents a comprehensive look at the lives of Native Americans from the first contact with Europeans to the present, and includes fascinating facts about the w
Looks at the exploits and reputations of ten of the most notorious highwaymen, rustlers, bank robbers, cannibals, cutthroats, and body snatchers throughout history.
Chronicles and presents facts about life during the upper Jurassic period, depicting the daily activities of dinosaurs from that time, including Allosaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus.
Describes the myth of the unicorn, presenting a graphic retelling of a medieval tale about the powers of the creature and summaries of other tales about its origins.
Describes the various parts of the nervous system and how the brain works, and discusses the effects of injuries and diseases, the nervous system in other animals, and related topics.
