description and travel

Provides information about the customs and characteristics of daily life in Japan through the story of the Kuilboer family's visit to the Adachi home in Tokyo. Includes bilingual conversation in English and Japanese.

Provides an exploration of Asia, discussing its climates, wildlife, natural landmarks, industries, sports and more, using maps.

Provides an exploration of Africa, discussing its climates, wildlife, natural landmarks, industries, sports and more, using maps.

The author shares his journey of recovery from a fire accident to his 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica.

Explores the origins of the U.S. National Trails System, offering maps of each of America's 19 national historic trails and information on their histories. Includes full color photographs of the scenery and important locations along each trail in forty-two states.

Readers learn about the Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world.

"Running through six countries in the middle of Africa, the Congo Basin contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world. Dealing with present-day issues of climate change, it is home to bonobo apes, mountain gorillas, forest elephants, and more. With details about the exploration (and exploitation) by the European colonialists and the aftermath of their arrival in the Congo, this book will give readers a better understanding of the second largest rainforest in the world"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information about national parks in the United States.

"The true story of two similar shipwreck tragedies off Auckland Island in 1864 that have drastically different outcomes. . . . Maritime historian Druett tells a gripping cautionary tale about leadership, endurance, human ingenuity, and the tenuous line between order and chaos"--Provided by publisher.