1,485円 Volcanoes don't always look like mountains--they aren't always full of fire. Some are holes in the ground, some form under the sea. Despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes produce new mountains, new islands and new soil. Visit some of the world's most remarkable volcanoes with one of ...

1,485円 Computer-enhanced images contribute to this "excellent introduction" ("Booklist") to the heart and its circulation system. Full-color photos.

1,336円 Feel the warmth of a summer day; look at falling snow; listen to distant thunder. Weather is all around us, changing all the time. Dazzling color photos enhance this clear introduction to the many faces of this powerful force of nature.

1,485円 From her pioneer days on the prairie to her golden years with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder has become a friend to all who have read about her adventures. This behind-the-scenes account chronicles the real events in Laura's life that inspired her to write he...

1,485円 Text and photographs explore the physical characteristics, life forms, and fragility of the world's oceans.

3,564円 In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in his 24-foot sloop, Dove. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he had accomplished what few would dare attempt, returning to port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to...

1,584円 Seven stories based on middle European Jewish folklore and legends.

1,485円 The bestselling classic of World War II--now in a digest edition. "Taken prisoner by the Russians in 1941 and shipped by cattle car to a forced labor camp, Esther (Hautzig), her mother, and her grandmother managed to stay together and to keep each other alive through near starvation and arctic wi...

1,039円 A biography of a woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.

1,188円 Bestselling author Gloria Houston lovingly recounts the story of her great-aunt's quiet yet remarkable life. Born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains, Arizona spent her childhood dreaming of all the faraway places she would one day visit. Though she never did travel to those places, Arizona d...

1,485円 Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China andByzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906).

1,485円 March is a dynamic time throughout the world. On the same day that it's icy cold in the arctic, it's foggy in Louisiana and sunny in Barbados. This eagerly anticipated companion book to the successful "Nine O'Clock Lullaby" uses poetic text and rich, full-color illustrations to explain the connec...