Platt, Richard

Presents descriptions of five extreme sports contests, covering whitewater rafting, inline skating, steep skiing, freestyle motocross, and base jumping.

A pop-up history of the first moon landing, describing the preparations that went into the historic event and the excitement of the expedition.

In the year 2098, five children, winners of an international competition, are selected for a galactic mission to Alpha Centauri to find another planet to replace the dying Earth. The mission goes dangerously awry and the children find themselves on their own in space. Features full-color illustrations and photographs, quizzes, question-and-answer sections, star facts, a timeline of space exploration, a glossary, and information on space robots, innovative products used in space, and interstellar travel.

Covers the history of pirates from the ancient Greeks to the China Sea. Explains the Spanish Main and the plundering of the Aztecs and Incas. Includes glossary and colorful photographic illustrations.

"Explores what makes a person a person, including their genes, body, brain, memory, emotions, gender, and ancestors"--OCLC.

"Set in the year 2098, five school children have won an international competition to visit outer space and journey to the distant star system of Alpha Centauri on the spaceship Argo to find a new home. But right from the start things don't go according to plan"--Provided by publisher.

This book explores the high-tech science that helps detectives solve criminal cases.

Explores the variety of ways in which humans communicate, including flags and fires, speech and writing, and through use of electronic media such as television and the internet.