Illustrated photographs examines a number of destructive fires around the world including wildfires in California, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and nightclub fires; and describes how and why fires start and those who fight them.
Describes the devastating impact of avalanches, discussing what causes an avalanche to occur, why they are so destructive, and what can be done to stop them.
Explains the characteristics, causes, and effects of mudflows and landslides and describes some mudflows and landslides that have occurred around the world. Includes a timeline, glossary, and a list of Internet sites.
Profiles seven remaining wonders from ancient Greece, with photographs, reproductions of ancient paintings, and text describing each location and its important role in the region's history.
Contains photographs, historical accounts, and descriptions of seven wonders of ancient Central and South America, including the Nazca lines, Machu Picchu, San Agustin, Tiwanaku, Tikal, Copan, and the Brazilian Stonehenge.
Examines seven historically significant sites throughout the Asian continent, and features the Great Wall of China, the Mahabodhi Temple, Angkor Wat, the Todaiji Temple, Pha That Luang, and the Banaue Rice Terraces, and includes a historic timeline.
Examines seven historically significant sites throughout the African continent, and features the Great Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Kush Pyramids, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Swahili Coast, Great Zimbabwe, and Timbuktu, and includes a historic timeline.
Provides descriptions of the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Colossus of Rhodes, the lighthouse at Alexandria, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, with photographs and illustrations of the sites and some of the artifacts found at each location.
Offers a brief introduction to the the 1922 discovery of King Tut's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, describing how archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb and spent the next ten years excavating the priceless artifacts that had been buried with the pharaoh.
