Amazing Journeys 1-3

Amazing Journeys contains 4 non-fiction children's stories, each a different journey through time. For grade levels 1-3. SpaceShipOne: Making Dreams Come True This audiobook discusses the future of space tourism. It opens with an imaginative narrative of the experiences of one astronaut on vacation and concludes with Sir Richard Branson's plans for public spaceliners that will carry passengers into space by 2007. The Water Patrol: Saving Surfers' Lives In Big Waves The author takes us to Hawaii and the sport of big-wave surfing. The water patrol helps surfers who run into trouble and lets them live to tell the stories of their adventures. Storm Chasers: On the Trail of Deadly Tornado This audiobook explains what storm chasers are and what they do. It also discusses how extreme weather develops and gives safety precautions for such storms. Treasure Hunting: Looking for Lost Riches A recounting of true stories about treasure hunters, this audiobook explains the physical tools and the secret codes that help treasure hunters find and retrieve treasures from hiding places on land and from the depths of the sea.