Usborne young reading. Series 2

A history of the development of trains and railroads.

Introduces young readers to the history of the Olympics, describing how the games were created and profiling the greatest athletes who have competed.

Explains how and why the idea of building castles started and developed.

An adaptation of the familiar story of Dorothy, a girl who is transported by a cyclone to the magical land of Oz where she meets a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, and does battle with a wicked witch.