Nicholas Harris

Describes increasingly smaller parts of the universe from nebula to star to Earth to rock to atom.

Describes the different parts to a pirate ship, including the ship during travel, its battle armaments, and what happens to a pirate ship once it sinks to the bottom of the sea.

Presents a geological, biological, and social history of the earth by focussing on the same four locales--New York, southwestern France, the Nile Valley, and northern China--through thirteen time periods covering more then 550 million years.

Describes the appearance and development of life on our planet, from tiny sea creatures through dinosaurs and the first mammals to the arrival and dominance of humans.

Examines various parts of the human body and how they work, including the blood, chromosomes, digestive system, muscles, tissues, nervous system, skeleton, and more.