Briefly describes different kinds of steam trains--old and new-- and how they work.

Includes general information about piracy and facts about some famous pirates.

Mrs. Frizzle's class uses photographs and illustrations to learn about space and the planets.

Discusses the Amazon River, including its history, geographical features, historical importance, wildlife, and environmental issues.

An introduction to the life of fifteenth-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, whose travels helped map our modern world.

An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who found a passage for ships to sail west from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro, who conquered Peru while seeking a land filled with gold, silver, and other riches.

Introduces the history, uses, production, advantages and disadvantages, and future of hydroelectric energy as a power resource.

An introduction to the life of the thirteenth-century Venetian explorer who traveled along the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan in China.

Explores the history of the telephone and describes how the invention developed into the systems we use today.