A story of one little boy's dream to provide clean drinking water to the people of Africa.

Presents background information about the International Space Station, tracing its development from planning to realization, identifying and describing indidvidual components, and outlining the stages of construction and assembly.

The author examines the history and working methods of the world of policing including the FBI, Scotland Yard, and other international police forces, and explores the cooperation between them.

"Describes the historical and current efforts of the World Health Organization to ensure that everyone has access to health care and the efforts of the organization to contain communicable diseases"--Provided by publisher.

Piracy on the high seas is not just from storybooks-it's a problem in the 21st century. When an American ship was captured by pirates from Somalia, the US called in one of its most elite units: SEAL Team Six. Trained to operate in any environment, the SEALs swarmed to the area . . . made a plan . . . and hit the target! Inside, read the blow-by-blow actions and meet the brave captain and crew that held out until the SEALs took over. Sometimes a job...