iceland

Presents an introduction to the geography and climate, history, wildlife, economy, government, people, religion, and culture of Iceland.

Describes this island of fire and ice which is located in the North Atlantic and which is today populated sparsely by descendants of Viking settlers.

While searching in Iceland for a missing sailor sought by an insurance company, the teen-age detective brothers uncover a plot threatening the life of a United States astronaut and the secrets of NASA's moon project.

Discusses the history, geography, wildlife, people, social life and customs, religion, economy, trade, transportation, agriculture, industry, and culture of the small island nation known as the land of fire and ice.

An introduction to the landscape, culture, and people of Iceland, with photographs, maps, a description and image of the country's flag, and a fast fact file.

Shows how children on a tiny Icelandic island work to rescue puffin offspring by helping them take their first flight.

Describes how a young girl living fifty miles from the Arctic Circle gets her horse ready to participate in the annual r?ttir, or gathering of sheep, in their farming community in Iceland.

Fourteen-year-old Toby, paralyzed since birth and raised in a convent, suddenly finds himself capable of movement and speech when his long-time companion, a cat, takes him on a magical and mysterious journey to Iceland.

Introduces the history, geography, economy, wildlife, and people of Iceland, an island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean.

When women in an Icelandic village buy chickens to lay eggs for them to use, the chickens follow them, adopting human ways and forgetting their barnyard roots, until the ladies hatch a clever plan.