"Describes new technologies that are helping make road transportation, railroads, ships, airplanes, and space travel more efficient and discusses how transportation will change in the future"--Provided by publisher.
A portrait of men and women who became courageous individuals during World War II, including Douglas Bader, Audie Murphy, Joan Daphne Pearson and more.
Explores the life cycles of reptiles and amphibians--such as snakes, frogs, and the giant Komodo dragon--and discusses their behaviors and physical characteristics.
Offers a brief overview of the events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall which divided Germany into communist and democratic states, and discusses the impact the wall's demolition had on world history and society.