Explores the mysteries of migration and investigates the lives of various migratory animals, including fish and crustaceans, birds, reptiles and amphibians, mammals, and insects.
Describes the formation and eruption of volcanoes as well as the ash and lava they produce, providing details on Mount St. Helens, and includes a glossary, further reading list, and color photos and diagrams.
Photographs and text teach children about earthquakes, discussing how seismologists study large and small earthquakes in order to understand their origins, causes, and destructive effects.
Examines the Mormon journey from Illinois to Utah between 1846 and 1869 in order to escape religious persecution, and describes the individual hardships along the trail, the Mormon doctrine and practice of polygamy, and much more.
Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents.
Profiles four famous maritime disasters, including the sinking of the Titanic, the bombing of the Lusitania, the fire aboard the Morro Castle, and the crash between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm.