Describes the history of coffee's cultivation, its spread around the world, coffeemaker technology, and the harvesting and selling of coffee, touching on the subject of fair trade.
Photographs and illustrations describe various types of trucks and the jobs they do including monster trucks, emergency vehicles, commercial rigs, and early trucks.
Traces the history of Formula One racing that describes the early races, the development of the cars, safety regulations, the pit crew, and the sport's top drivers.
Examines the process by which chocolate is made, and describes where the cacao plant in grown, how it is cultivated and harvested, and the many uses of chocolate.
Presents a short children's history of explorer, Christopher Columbus and describes his life, voyages, and encounters with the native peoples of Hispaniola and other areas of the new world.
Chronicles the life and adventures of sixteenth-century French explorer Samuel de Champlain, and describes his voyages from France to North America in search of a trade route to Asia, the founding of Acadia,and the colonization of New France.
Presents an introduction to minerals, explaining what they are, examining the rock cycle, discussing types of minerals and their identification, looking at the uses of minerals, and including tips on rock collecting and finding minerals.
