Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Farmers in India are having a serious problem. A local animal is eating their food. However, the farmers cannot hurt the animal because it has a special name. How can a name protect an animal? What will the farmers do?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Farmers in India are having a serious problem. A local animal is eating their food. However, the farmers cannot hurt the animal because it has a special name. How can a name protect an animal? What will the farmers do?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Capoeria is a Brazilian art that involves dancing and fighting. Capoeira was invented in the 1800s and it has become a popular activity today. Capoeira is now being used to help street children in Brazil to stay away from trouble. How does it help these children? What do they learn from capoeira?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Dolphins are intelligent animals that live in the ocean. Every year thousands of dolphins swim too close to beaches by mistake and get caught. If left outside the water, they can die. This happened to a dolphin in Texas named Cupid. What happened to Cupid? Was he saved?
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Two National Geographic explorers take an exciting and difficult trip to the Gobi Desert. When they finally get there, one explorer wants to take pictures of the desert in an interesting way. Why is it so difficult to cross the desert? How does the explorer take pictures of the Gobi?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Archaeologists study old cities and buildings to learn about cultures and people. An archaeologist in Guatemala has searched for one city for twenty years. He thinks the buildings there may tell him about one of the great cultures of the world: the Maya. Will he find the lost temples of the Maya?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Mount Fuji is a famous mountain in Japan that has become a symbol of Japanese culture. Thousands of people climb the mountain every year. Some do it to take pictures and buy gifts. Others climb it for other reasons. Why do so many people climb Mount Fuji? What kind of experience is it?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Mount Fuji is a famous mountain in Japan that has become a symbol of Japanese culture. Thousands of people climb the mountain every year. Some do it to take pictures and buy gifts. Others climb it for other reasons. Why do so many people climb Mount Fuji? What kind of experience is it?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Flora grew up in a large city in Tanzania. Then she married and moved to a small village where she and her husband hunt and farm to live. She dreams of going back to the city but doesn't want to leave her family. Will Flora stay in the village? Will she move back to the city?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Orangutans are animals that are similar to humans in many ways. One similarity is their ability to communicate through language. This ability is being studied in a program at a zoo in Washington, D.C. What is the purpose of this program? How does it work?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece where men from all over competed in sporting events. Over the centuries, the Olympic Games have developed and today top players from around the world compete to try and achieve their dream of winning an Olympic gold medal.
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: In parts of Thailand, monkeys are important animals. They are allowed to do anything they want to do. In the town of Lopburi, the people even have a party for the monkeys every year! What kind of party do the people of Lopburi have? Why do they have it?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Snow is very important for Dan Raedeke. The success of his business depends on it. But this year, it's too warm for natural snow, and Dan needs help. He needs a little snow magic! What is Dan's business? How will he get snow?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: The Orinoco River is one of the longest rivers in the world. Many lives depend on this river. Many people, animals and plants live in or near the water. However, things are changing on the Orinoco. Why? What will happen to life on the Orinoco?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Along the coast of Northern Ireland, there is an unusual place called The Giant's Causeway. According to a local story, a big man, or giant, made it. Scientists, however, have a different story. How was this unusual place made? Was there really a giant?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Essaouira is a beautiful old town by the sea. Most local people there are fishermen. However, the number of fish has gone down. Now, there are not as many jobs for the people. How will the fishermen make money to live? What will happen to the town?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Australia's Aboriginal culture is one of the oldest in the world. Aboriginal people have painted pictures of a story called 'Dreamtime' for years. These paintings are famous and very valuable. What is the Dreamtime story? Who are the Dreamtime painters?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: In the Arctic Ocean, a baby whale goes too close to land. It cannot get back to the water. A group of whales are trapped by moving ice. They cannot get back to open water. Will the whales find safety before it's too late?
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Many people visit Alaska to see the beautiful national parks. One group of visitors wants to fly into a national park and go skiiing. However, the weather turns bad. Will the visitors be able to get to the park? What will they do there?
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: 'Dog sledding' is a popular sport in parts of the United States and Canada. It's a challenge for most competitors. However, one racer named Racheal Scdoris faces some special challenges. What challenges does Rachael face? How does she overcome them?