Presents information about search and rescue workers and volunteers, including different places where they may perform rescues, the equipment required, and how they use rescue dogs.

In 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic, on a voyage into the unknown. He was looking for a quicker route to the Indies. What he found was a whole New World.

This title introduces readers to Jacques Cousteau, the great explorer who introduced millions of people to the undersea world from his ship the Calypso. Cousteau's life story is examined from his childhood to his marriage and his education at the French Naval Academy and his service in the French Navy and World War II. Cousteau's collaboration with engineer Emile Gagnan is included, including their invention of the Self-Contained Underwater Breathing...

Describes various weapons used in the martial arts including the nunchaku, the sai and bo, escrima sticks, bladed weapons, and projectile weapons.

Provides an introduction to genealogy and offers tips on how to get started in family research, discussing last names, rules to follow, family trees, and myths in genealogy.

Describes the vehicles, equipment and procedures used by fire fighters.

Describes the history and mythology behind werewolves, literature and films that depict werewolves, and real-life wolves.

Introduces readers to tales of Chinese mythology, from the Jade Emperor who invented many things for humanity to Fu Hsi, an emperor called the Father of China.

Explores the mythology and popular literature of mummies.