Maynard, Christopher

Describes aircraft and air combats of World War II, examining how the aircraft developed from lightly armed biplanes to jet fighters equipped with radar and flying bombers carrying atomic weapons.

Answers questions about transportation and vehicles, including "Do airships run on air?" and "Why don't ships sink?".

A travel guide that focuses on the major sights of New York and includes color photographs, listings, and key facts.

Presents some of the most powerful and unusual vehicles used today, including the dragster, rocket plane, and stretch limo.

Presents in newspaper format facts relating to the French, American, Russian, and Chinese revolutions.

Presents a day in the life of a medieval lord as he runs the land over which he holds power.

Introduces the ace pilots of World War I, their military aircraft, aerial tactics and stunts, and profiles such prominent aviators as the Red Baron and Eddie Rickenbacker.

Uses a newspaper format to describe the American, French, Russian, and Chinese revolutions.

Introduces a variety of baby animals, discussing how they learn, feed, grow, and survive.

Describes unusual characteristics of dinosaurs, including a hook-beaked Triceratops, a Compsognathus which was no bigger than a chicken, and a Barosaurus as long as three buses.