Rau, Margaret

Introduces the physical characteristics and habits of the giant panda describing its role in the ecology of its natural environment in China and its past and present relationship to its human neighbors.

Describes the lives of several young people in various parts of China, and the political, cultural, and economic factors that affect them.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, behavior, and life cycle of the monkeys who live farther north than any other species of monkeys.

Biography of Olive Oatman, who was captured by the Apache Indians in Arizona when most of her family was massacred, discussing her life as a slave with the Apache and Mohave Indians and how she was freed.

Presents a comprehensive study of the Pony Express which was responsible for transporting mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to California between 1860 and 1861 prior to the completion of the transcontinental telegraph.