Ross, Frank Xavier

Stories of six famous racing cars, from 1895 to the 1970's, and detailed directions for making models of the vehicles.

An introduction to the space shuttle -- its history, the construction of its major systems, a typical mission, and what it means in terms of future space travel. Includes instructions for making a simple flying paper model of the spacecraft.

Traces the history of weights and measures emphasizing the metric and British systems and discussing the likelihood of United States adoption of the metric system.

A brief introduction to the history, geography, and resources of each state, territory, and trust of the United States. Charts give such factual information as state bird, song, motto, population, and nickname.

Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gun powder, and the compass.

Provides detailed instructions for constructing replicas of several variations of Henry Ford's dream machine, the Model T.

Introduces career possibilities in the field of marine science including oceanographer, fish farmer, and salvage diver.

The stories of seven history-making planes, with detailed instructions for making a model of each.