Pollard, Michael

Discusses the role of science in the way we build and run our homes, prepare our food, use various types of equipment, and plan for future dwellings.

Presents an in-depth look at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements from their inception to the present.

Traces the course of one of Europe's busiest rivers, the Rhine in Germany, and describes its physical features, history, importance for transportation, and more.

Presents brief descriptions of the world's greatest disasters, including the Yucatan asteroid strike, Mount St. Helens, Chernobyl nuclear accident, and the Challenger space shuttle explosion.

Provides information about notable explorers from around the world and throughout history, including Polybius, Leif Eriksson, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Robert Edwin Peary, and Yuri Gagarin.

Discusses electricity and the impact of the electric light on the world.

Describes the effects of the world's second longest river on the history, food, economy, transportation, plants, wildlife, and people of the region through which it flows.

Explains how the invention of the clock changed the world and how the clock now affects all aspects of life today.

Describes some of the first civilizations and their rulers, from Sargon of Akkad to the last Aztec emperor.