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Looks at the animals and insects that live on and below the surface of the green pond.

Climb into the magic helicopter and visit Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon, a volcano in Hawaii, the Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, the rain forests in Indonesia, Mount Everest, the Sahara Desert, Norway, and the Cheddar Caves.

In briefly captioned drawings and photographs, a father tells his son and daughter what things were like when he was young.

Provides glimpse of daily life and clothing in Northern Canada, Guatemala, Brazil, Gambia, Greece, Saudi Arabia, India, Thailand, China, the Philippines, and Australia.

While visiting their great-grandmother, two children learn about household appliances that were used before there was electricity.

Discussion of the methods of communication used before the telephone was invented, including drums, smoke signals, semaphore towers, carrier pigeons, the stage coach, the Pony Express, lanterns, Morse code, and the telegraph.

Mrs. Brown describes the recreational activities which children participated in, such as plays, board games, stamp and coin collecting, music, and handicrafts, before television was invented.

Simple text and illustrations show the great variety of clothing worn by children from countries around the world, including Canada, Kenya, Japan, Pakistan, and Bali. Includes a map showing the flag and location of each nation.