Explores twenty-five superstitions and how they may have started, including those about walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror, and opening an umbrella indoors.
Profiles twenty-five male and female sea robbers who stalked oceans from the Spanish Main to the East Indies, including Henry "John" Avery, Anne Bonny, and Sir Henry Morgan.
Presents more than twenty-five stamps from different countries, including Belgium, Nicaragua, and the Virgin Islands, and discusses how they celebrate the customs, legends, and history of their countries.
Describes many of the best known treasures of the world, including Captain Kidd's treasure, the Lost Regalia of Scotland, the Rosetta stone, and the Koh-i-noor diamond.
Profiles twenty-five Native American leaders, mostly from the nineteenth century, including Big Elk (Omaha), Geronimo (Apache), Joseph (Nez Perce), Red Cloud (Oglala Sioux), and White Swan (Crow).
Highlights twenty-five musical instruments from around the world, arranged according to the way in which they produce sound, including aerophones, chordophones, electrophones, idiophones, and membranophones.
Text and photographs describes twenty-five ancient architectural wonders, including the Great Wall of China, the Kukulc?n Pyramid in Mexico, and the Avenue of Lions in Greece.
Highlights twenty-five notable achievements in science, medicine, and industry and the individuals responsible, including Alexander Graham Bell, Madame Curie, and Samuel F. B. Morse.
