Dangerous adventures

Describes adventures in sailing, including a description of how sailboats work, equipment sailors use, historic sailing expeditions, and modern sailing adventures.

Describes adventures in cave exploration and cave diving, including how caves form, some famous cavers, and the equipment cavers use.

Describes adventures in riding bicycles, including a history of bicycles and the adventures of long-distance cyclists.

Describes adventures in flying airplanes, including history of the first airplanes, adventures of early pilots, and modern airplane adventures.

Describes mountain climbing, its history, equipment, and dangers, and some climbers' adventures.

Offers children an overview of the history of ballooning, describing how balloon flight developed, how balloons have been used around the world throughout history, what records have been set by balloon pilots, and other related topics.

Describes deep sea diving, its history, dangers, and some divers' underwater adventures.

Examines the history of polar exploration and the adventures of some polar explorers.