Let's begin with a craft box! A craft box is like a magic box. You put in a lot of junk and ordinary things. Then you add the magic ingredients --- a little glue, some paint, a piece of string, your...
QUEER, QUAINT, AND CURIOUS PLACES
Would you like to visit places that are really different---places where you can see a tower that tips, or the oldest city in the world, or the world\'s longest front porch? The next few pages will...
JUST FOR FUN
What kind of place do you think is most fun? A place where you can ride a giant Ferris wheel? Or a place where you can ride in a boat down a jungle river? Or a place that makes you feel like a giant?...
WHERE NATURE GETS IN THE WAY
What happens when you want to get to the other side of a mountain, when you can't climb it? How do you get to the other side of a lake or a river, when you don't have a boat? How do you get a boat...
AS GOOD AS OLD
When you have a favorite toy that breaks, you fix it and make it almost as good as new. Buildings and castles and cities don't break. But sometimes they wear out and need fixing, too. When we make...
WHERE BATTLES WERE FOUGHT
Men have battled in cities, at fortresses, in the open countryside, and on the seas. Sometimes the battles are so important that the battlegrounds become famous. On the next pages, you will visit...
WHERE LAND AND WATER MEET
Some coastlines are beaches where sand and water meet. But some coastlines have no beaches. Instead, water crashes against the side of a mountain, or water slaps against the side of a glacier. Some...
HOW TO BE A STATUE
Not everyone can be remembered in a statue. First, you must be famous for something. Kill a giant, ride a horse to victory, or split an apple with an arrow. Then, if people want to remember you, they...
WHERE ANIMALS ARE FAMOUS
Where can you shoot wild animals, but only with a camera? And where can you see a colony of cats? Where can turtles live more than 100 years? And where is a fortress for Barbary apes? Where do birds...
WHERE WE USE NATURE
Is there a river that runs backwards? Is there a place where people grow a plant that is a food and that can also be used to make blankets? Is there a road that's long enough to reach around the...