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Contains twenty-four essays from a variety of sources that provide a range of perspectives on issues related to NASA and the United States space program.

A brief biography of Ernest Shackleton, famous for his historic 1914 journey to the South Pole aboard the Endurance.

As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman.

"[Teaches young] readers about sightings and "proof" of [unicorns] from stories in history of people who sought unicorns, like Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Marco Polo, to why they were hunted so fiercely.

"How old is the earth? Where is the ice three miles thick? Why are volcanoes so dangerous? Where are the wettest and driest spots on the planet? Find the answers to these questions--and many more--in Earth by the numbers.

"Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if Bigfoot is real.

"This vibrant new set of LEARN ABOUT books gives readers a close-up look into five of the most fascinating new species of amphibians, fish, mammals, and reptiles that have been found on Earth in the past few years"--.

"This vibrant new set of LEARN ABOUT books gives readers a close-up look into five of the most fascinating new species of amphibians, fish, mammals, and reptiles that have been found on Earth in the past few years"--.

"Journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist"--Provided by publisher.