Readers learn about courageous military dogs that risk their lives to protect soldiers at home and abroad.

"On January 22, 2013, fire trucks raced through the icy streets of Chicago. Nearly 200 city firefighters were called to battle a giant warehouse blaze that was in danger of spreading to other buildings. The firefighters had to deal not only with deadly smoke and flames but with freezing temperatures, too. Look inside to find out more about these courageous firefighters and how they use their quick thinking and expert skills to battle fires in houses,...

A tall, furry animal with a big hump walks across the burning hot desert sand. It's a camel looking for food to eat. The giant animal hasn't had a drink of water in a week - but it's not thirsty. How can it survive so long without water? The answer is in its hump. Welcome to life in the desert!

After the Titanic sank in 1912, many schemes were proposed to lift the great ship from its watery grave. But there were problems--no one knew exactly where the Titanic had sunk, and, even if they had, the technology to reach the ship, which lay on the ocean floor almost two miles down, didn't exist. By the 1970s, however, new technologies allowed explorers like Dr. Richard Ballard to search the deep ocean. Finally, in 1985, Dr. Ballard found something...

From the moment the iceberg was spotted, at 11:40 P.M. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic'sfate was sealed. Its 2,200 passengers and crew, in the course of two momentous hours, would meet their destiny in the icy, black waters of the North Atlantic. As the moments passed and the reality of what was happening began to sink in, the crew would make heroic efforts to save as many passengers as possible. In the end, however, the great ship would exact a harrowing...

Photographs and text share real-life stories of wildlife rehabilitators as they use their quick thinking and special training to help animals in emergency situations.

"In this book, readers will read stories of how pet dogs have save their owner from a crisis."--

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitat of the fossa.

Presents information about the desert and the skills needed for survival in its environment, with accounts of people who became lost and used their knowledge of the desert to survive.

Oil Spill: Deepwater Horizon traces the tragic story of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, the resulting oil leak, and the effects of the poisonous oil on ocean animals and coastal communities.