DuTemple, Lesley A

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of tigers.

A history of the building of the Panama Canal, with emphasis on the difficulties of digging a canal where some engineers said it could not be done.

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of North American moose.

Provides information about the design and construction of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, and discusses its use as an amphitheater for gladiator games and other blood sports.

A history of the building of the various pieces of the Great Wall of China, with details of how the walls were built through the ages.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of moose.

Describes the physical and social characteristics of various whale species, including the first year of a humpback whale calf.

Describes the building of the Pantheon, discussing the role of the Roman emperor Hadrian and the significance of the Pantheon in the fields of history and architecture.

Examines the life and accomplishments of the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, describing his work studying and filming the undersea world.