Chronicles the race to build the first railroad to cross the North American continent.

After going to the library with Mrs. Furber's class every day of Library Week, I.Q., the class pet, hopes to take out a funny book with his own library card.

Profiles the inventor from his early life in Scotland with his mother, who lost most of her hearing to an infection, to his later life as a teacher in Boston, and describes his work with Thomas Watson to invent the telephone.

A moment-by-moment re-creation of the first space flight to the moon, culminating in Neil Armstrong's step onto its surface.

When big brother decides that a snowy winter day is perfect for a yeti hunt, his little brother comes along, asking questions about the mysterious creatures all along the way.

Shelly is tired of her brother, Gordy. Shed́ much prefer a sister. So when Coral catches a wave to shore, they are instant friends, even if one of them has flippers instead of feet. They dance and play and eat peanut butter and jellyfish sandwiches. Itś great having a mermaid sister!

Describes the forest life cycle and the destructive and renewing aspects of forest fire.

Cavemen Ogg and Bob search for their "pet" mammoth, Mug, to give him a bath, then try to figure out which of them is Mug's best friend.

Two cavemen, Ogg and Bob, capture a mammoth and then try to train him as a pet.

Presents "astonishing" features of our planet such as geysers, caves, salt lakes, peat bogs, carnivorous plants, creeping swamps, and autumn colors.