travel

The author recounts a four-month cross-country trip to meet children and adults who have triumphed over learning disabilities and have gone on to lead successful lives.

Explores the life, career, and accomplishments of world explorer and scientist Alexander von Humboldt, the man who introduced the Mayan and Incan cultures to Europe and who brought back 60,000 new plant specimens from the Americas to Europe.

Presents the history and culture of Manhattan's shoreline as seen through a series of exploratory walks.

Written in 1843 to provide immigrants to Illinois with practical information about everyday life on the prairie. Presents an accurate look at the Middle West in the 1840s.

Examines the Everglades in Florida from several perspectives-social, political, cultural, and environmental after Congress and President Clinton approves 7.8 million dollars for its restoration. Is determined to see what is happening to this national treasure.

A memoir about Alma Guillermoprieto who left New York in 1970 to teach at Cuba's National School of Dance. Alma taught students in mirrorless studios amidst chronic shortages and revolutionary upheaval. She soon discovered that dance held a historical significance to the people of Cuba.

An account of the author's survival experiences in four extreme environments: arctic wasteland, jungle, desert, and swamp. He learns from indigenous people their methods of coping with their environments.

Environmental reporter Alanna Mitchell shares her experiences traveling to places around the world to research endangered places. Documents the efforts in various regions to turn environmental hotspots into environmentally protected areas. Details Mitchell's journeys through Madagascar, the Suriname rain forest, Jordan, the Arctic, Iceland, and the Galapagos Islands.

Describes the conflicts between farmers, barge operators, and real estate developers with environmentalists and recreational interests along the Mississippi River. Also contains stories about memorable persons, endangered wildlife, and the betrayal of Native American tribes.

A collection of travel writings from Laura Ingalls Wilder including her family's trip from South Dakota to Missouri, her solo trip to San Francisco to visit her daughter, and her and Almanzo's trip from Missouri to South Dakota. Features historical photographs of their travels.