Presents a chapter-book for young readers about the real-life discovery of a cave in Lascaux, France by four boys and a dog. Describes the prehistoric drawings of long-extinct animals found on the walls inside the cave and depicts how they were painted. Includes color illustrations.
Roger's friend Kenneth uses an unusual sea vehicle of his own design to take them to an underwater cave, where a cache of old loot gathered by the mermaids turns out to contain a lot of very valuable old baseball cards.
Discusses what life is like in the White House and presents anecdotes about the children of presidents Lincoln, Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, Kennedy, and Clinton.
Presents a study of volcanoes and describes the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, and Mount Vesuvius.
A brief biography of Helen Keller, who became both blind and deaf after an illness when she was a little over a year old; and relates how she was able to overcome her handicaps with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan.
