Thompson, Brenda

Describes the characteristics of human and animal bones and skeletons and the structure of animals without backbones.

Discusses the structure and history of the fortified wall stretching across northern China that took hundreds of years to complete.

An account of the crusade during which thousands of children bound for Jerusalem died en route or were sold into slavery in Africa.

An introduction to the formation of volcanoes with descriptions of famous volcanoes both active and dormant.

An introduction to animal life and landforms under the sea.

Describes various national flags, other well-known flags, and the International Flag code.

Briefly discusses piracy and some famous pirates between 1500 and 1800.

Presents basic information about the vehicles of powered flight from the Montgolfier brothers' balloon to today's Concorde and the X-15.

Briefly explains how iron is turned into steel and the uses of steel in our everyday lives.