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"Take a ride through railway history, guided by expert engineers and innovators. From the first pioneering steam locomotives to today's high-speed maglev lines, discover how the train revolutionized travel and industry, and helped shape the course of history" -- Back cover.

Celebrate different holidays around the world, from Chinese New Year to Diwali, and from the Mexican Day of the Dead to American Thanksgiving.

The only science encyclopedia for children you'll ever need, with amazing photography that shows and explains how chemistry, physics, and biology work. Watch as mixtures merge and matter changes state. Discover how some chemical changes can be reversed, yet others can't, and why some reactions happen with a bang! See bacteria at work in the world around us, and even inside the human digestive system. Understand the tricks that light plays, and unlock...

Examines the inner workings of various plants, including the tulip, cactus, and thistle.

Photographs and text describe what tractors do on farms.

Following the death of her mother, Mishoo the new shaman, must find a way to help her preshistoric tribe during a drought.