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In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school. Includes three theme-related stories.

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.This edition also includes chapters about Canada, navigating by the sun and stars, and prehistoric tools.

An environmental history of the Nashua River, from its discovery by Indians through the polluting years of the Industrial Revolution to the ambitious clean-up that revitalized it.

A Puerto Rican boy in New York makes his first trip to Puerto Rico where he learns about yagua days.

In this cumulative folktale from Latin America, the sun sets off a chain of events which results in the cleaning of Rooster's beak in time for his uncle's wedding.

Text and accompanying photographs examine the life of Dr. Robert Ballard, who spent most of his career exploring the mysterious and dangerous depths of the oceans, and, after several attempts, discovered the wreck of the "Titanic.".

After T.J. and his younger brother are adopted, the biggest problems they face are winning an international baseball tournament, held in their New Jersey hometown, and helping a homeless teammate.