Books in Wild America series

With its floating icebergs and soggy tundra, the Arctic creates an almost alien landscape. Despite its bleak appearance, thousands of living things survive there--from polar bears to seals to arctic hares--and they all posses the incredible ability to thrive in one of the most challenging habitats on earth.

Gallop across the grasslands with Africa's most visible herds as they struggle to elude the many dangerous predators that stalk them.

Examines the ghost towns scattered across America, discussing their decline and current status.

Found only in Africa and Asia, elephants are the world's largest and heaviest land mammals.

Get a close-up look at the world's tallest land animals as they range across central Africa.

Dive into the world of these huge, peaceful, water-dwelling giants with a special knack for surviving.

Discusses the lifestyle of the large plantations in America's Old South and gives some notable examples, including Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Mississippi's Magnolia Hall.

These large and very heavy pachyderms may look threatening, but they are peaceful herbivores that face extinction in many parts of Asia and Africa.

Discusses different types of forts and their uses and surveys the forts of North America

Describes life in early American villages, including colonial and Native American settlements, and examines various living history or recreated villages.

Describes some of the key events in the military history of the United states and the sites where these events took place.