Books in 10 True Tales series

Introduces four endangered species--whooping cranes, elephants, monk seals, and polar bears--and describes what is being done to protect them and their habitats.

Presents the stories of four athletes who broke long-standing records, including Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, track-and-field champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee, baseball's Mark McGwire, and golf pro Tiger Woods.

Explains what DNA is and describes the link between genetics and obesity, the creation of the first cloned sheep, Dolly, and a project to bring back the extinct thylacine.

Discusses how certain animals--vampire bats, army ants, herring, horbill birds, and monkeys--interact socially with their own and other species.

Describes four animals with amazing abilities--loggerhead sea turtles, alligators, scrub jays, and "lion killer" apes.

Discusses the good and bad things that can happen when people and animals mix, such as when people rescue dolphins, irritate geese, encounter mountian lions, and help elephants relax.

Presents the stories of four outstanding athletes in the world of extreme sports--surfer Duke Kahanamoko, skateboarder Tony Hawk, snowboarder Tara Dakides, and BMX rider Mat Hoffman.

Discusses evidence of animals that may have existed or may still exist, such as mastadons, Champ the monster from Lake Champlain, Bigfoot, and giant octopuses.

Introduces four endangered species--whooping cranes, elephants, monk seals, and polar bears--and describes what is being done to protect them and their habitats.

Introduces four inventions and their associated technologies: the integrated circuit, which allowed computers to become smaller; the cyborg "Robo-roach;" the Seqway HT scooter; and the personal flying machine of Michael Moshier.

Describes four animals that are currently being investigated by researchers--ocean sunfish, great white sharks, mandrills, and fossas--some of which are endangered.

Introduces the activities of humans in space, including the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, Shannon Lucid's work on the Russian space station Mir, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Voyager missions to Jupiter and Saturn.