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1) Willow
Formats
Description
A timeless fantasy tale where heroes come in all sizes. While Willow Ufgood finds an abandoned baby girl, he learns she is destined to end the reign of wicked Queen Bavmorda. Willow teams up with a rogue swordsman to protect the child against the darkness. Filled with magic and danger, this is the ultimate story of good versus evil.
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Takes a look at Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. Examines whether this ancient South American city was a home to the gods or a place for offerings made to them in the form of human sacrifice. Witness ancient Inca ceremonies and learn how the city was discovered by Hiram Bingham.
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Examines the building of the transcontinental railroad, from several angles: its financing by enterprising and unscrupulous entrepreneurs; its creation by determined, inventive engineers; its backbreaking construction by laborers from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds; and its devastating impact on the Native Americans whose land the project plowed through.