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Explores the history, politics, and economy of Mexico while providing a unique point of view from a teenager about the country they call home.

Explores the history, politics, and economy of Japan while providing a unique point of view from a teenager about the country they call home.

"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip across the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. ... photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit this diverse reef in Australia. Simple graphs show how much the reef has changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it"--Provided by publisher.

Jules Mountain shares his story of climbing Mount Everest, and surviving an avalanche caused by an earthquake on the mountain.

Married less than two years, the author and her husband decided they wanted a honeymoon adventure. They set out for South America, including the Amazon River. When their plane crashes on the way to their next destination, they are stranded in a town in the middle of nowhere. Boats are infrequent and they would have to wait months for the next one. They decide to take a stranger's suggestion and build a raft to take them down the Amazon to their next destination, which, he assures them, will be easy. Ready for a new adventure, they are excited as they set off. Soon their excitement turns to horror and despair as a storm pushes their raft into a dead-end channel of the piranha-infested River Madre de Dios (Mother of God). Without the means of a motor or paddles, they wait for death as they slowly starve to death for twenty-six days. Only a chance encounter with two natives saves their lives.

Explorer and conservationist Paul Rosolie recounts his adventures exploring the inaccessible area of the Mother of God River, or, the Madre de Dios, the region of Peru where the Amazon River begins flowing into the lowland Amazon rainforest.

Examines the lives of ordinary Russians in Chelyabinsk, an aging military-industrial center that is home to the Russian nuclear program, charting the social and political aftershocks of the USSR's collapse.

Yossi Ghinsberg discusses his travels in the Amazonian rainforest with only the things he carried on his back.

Learn about the cultural traditions, history, climate and politics of Germany. Travel to the capital city of Berlin to see some of its famous sites: the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate, and the Berlin Wall. Operate a printing press in the German Museum of Technology, and play a harpsichord in the Museum of Musical Instruments. Also wander the halls of Sanssouci Palace, and attend an Easter service at the Berlin Cathedral.

Join nine-year-old Miguel on his adventure across the United States. Explore the northeast, including the states of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Travel to big cities in the region and learn how maple syrup is made.