Senior, Kathryn

Covers major aspects of the development of the planet Earth, including the Big Bang theory, weather phenomena, geology, astronomy, rain forests, animal life on land and in the sea, and human influences on the environment.

Provides instructions for photography projects involving a pinhole camera, tripod, zoom lens, and other pieces of equipment.

Journey deep inside the workings of the human body and learn about the complex functions that keep you going: digestive, nervous, circulatory and immune systems. Discusses what the body is made of and how it must be cared for.

Presents a short study of volcanoes, and describes the different kinds of volcanoes, what happens when they erupt, why volcanoes are important, what makes a volcano extinct, and much more.

A reporter is sent to the battlefields of the south to learn what it takes to be a nurse during the Civil War.