Person, Stephen

Explores how researchers study walruses in Alaska and provides information on the animal's habitat, behavior, and survival methods.

Introduces the individuals who risk their lives to rescue animals from fire and ash when disasters strike, and details numerous true stories about these rescues.

Discover the inspiring stories of rescuing organizations whose teams save pets and other animals.

Provides information about malaria, a killer disease that has caused several plagues throughout history, discussing where it is found, how it spreads, the symptoms of the disease, the development of treatments, and the continuing fight to eradicate malaria.

Explains how polar bears have been affected by global warming and the shrinking ice caps and describes how they have adapted to their arctic habitat.

Young readers will meet the fearless soldiers who serve our country, and also get an inside look at how they train for, and carry out, their dangerous missions. From rescuing hostages to capturing terrorists, no job is too tough for SEAL Team Six.Large, full-color photos and dramatic real-life stories will keep kids turning the pages to learn more.

Young readers will meet the fearless soldiers who serve our country, and also get an inside look at how they train for, and carry out, their dangerous missions. From rescuing hostages in Iran to capturing terrorists in Pakistan, no job is too tough for members of the Army Night Stalkers.

Discusses the history of Alcatraz Island, tells stories of the prison built on the island and the prisoners held there, and shares reports of ghosts and hauntings in the now abandoned building.

Rescuing wild animals from oil spills takes patience, courage, and a delicate touch. Many people helped pelicans and sea turtles after the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

The heartwarming tale of Isobel, a sled dog that became blind but pined to be allowed back in races and still helped win them, opens this work. That story is followed by information on the first dogs in the Arctic, their adaptation to that frigid environment, the dogs' use in the gold rush and in a 1925 diphtheria outbreak in Alaska, and the Iditarod. Sidebars include one on the commands used with sled dogs.