Woods, Michael

Explores seven of Africa's natural wonders including the mountain gorillas of the Rwandan forest, the Nile River, Victoria Falls, the Sahara Desert, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Seychelles islands, and the Serengeti Plain.

Explores seven of North America's natural wonders including Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, Pacific Rim National Park on Vancouver Island, the Redwood Forests of Northern California, Niagara Falls in New York State, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, and Paricutin Volcano in Mexico.

An illustrated discussion of seven natural wonders of the area, including Angel Falls, the Amazon River, the Atacama Desert, the G?lapagos Islands, Montecristo Cloud Forest, Po?s Volcano, and the Andes Mountains.

First-hand survivor stories and photographs describe a number of environmental disasters around the world including massive oil spills and chemical leaks, how they are caused, and efforts to limit accidents in the future.

Photographs, facts, figures, and firsthand survivor stories offer an up close look at some of the world's worst tornadoes.

Explains how volcanoes form and how they are studied; describes the impact of historic eruptions; and discusses the needs of people hit by such disasters.

Discusses the world history of transportation including how ancient Egyptian, Indian, Chinese, American, Greek and Roman people used different modes of transportation. Features full-color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Describes different medical technologies used in the ancient world for plastic surgery, bonesetting, and eye surgery. Includes information on medical textbooks written in ancient times and herbal remedies discovered by early medical specialists.

Explores different machines created by the ancient Chinese, Middle Easterners, Greeks, and Romans including wheels, pulleys, levers, war machines, and wheelbarrows.

Describes the different materials used in construction by the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Romans.