An illustrated overview of the onset, progress, and effects of the flu epidemic of 1918, which resulted in the deaths of more than half a million people.
Ten-year-old Maxine is determined to become a famous inventor so she can take care of her younger brother's heart condition, and she convinces a troubled classmate to help her.
Presents information about Mars as the reader joins a hypothetical three year space exploration of the planet costing fifty billion dollars and requiring fifty-four thousand pounds of food, water, and oxygen.
