Describes the role of the seasons in timekeeping, the ways ancient peoples kept time, the calendars of different religions and cultures, and early and modern clocks, as well as geologic time, and discusses space-time and the fourth dimension.
Explores the ways animals prevent becoming another animal's meal: playing dead, rolling into a ball, using camouflage, or if all else fails, fighting back.
Discusses the reasons for wars and efforts of the Red Cross and other relief agencies to provide various kinds of assistance to those affected by recent conflicts.
Describes the causes and consequences of famines, and various ways in which the international community can lessen the impact of famines and even prevent them.
Describes the effects and aftermath of earthquakes along with recent efforts by the Red Cross and other relief agencies to provide various kinds of assistance to those affected.