While not looking the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero.

Covers how to manipulate and convert numerators and denominators into simplest terms and like terms by calculating common multiples, greatest common factors and least common denominators. Explores how fractions can be renamed into equivalent forms as well as how to order and compare fractional amounts. Also learn how to perform basic operations like subtraction and division on fractions using a variety of strategies and shortcuts.

Learn the characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their cousins, the arachnids. Field trips show the world of scientists who study bugs. Includes a hands-on experiment.

Charlie and his friends discover the true meaning of Christmas.

Covers how to extend basic multiplication and division facts and properties to solve large, multi-digit problems. See how common multiples, factor pairs and rules of divisibility are involved in number theory, and find out how identifying prime and composite numbers helps with division. Also learn how to represent numbers using prime factorization and exponential notation.

Learn the characteristics of birds and look at their similar needs. Explore the process of egg laying and hatching. Includes a hands-on experiment.

Presents strategies such as estimation, counting manipulatives, and working through algorithms to solve addition and subtraction problems that involve multiple regroupings, exchanges and trades. Also see how to name, compare and order large multi-digit numbers by analyzing their place values.

Learn what makes each type of fish unique in its looks and living habits. Learn about their body structures, how they reproduce and protect themselves. Includes a hands-on experiment.

Learn how animals communicate, the difference between instinct and learned behavior, and the behaviors for finding food, self-protection and caring for their young. Includes a hands-on experiment.

When 19-year-old John Groberg is sent on a three-year mission to Tonga, he has no idea what he's getting into. Just getting to Tonga is fraught with danger and unbelievable obstacles. Once there, he finds himself in the midst of a culture as remote to him as the island is to his Idaho Falls home. Not understanding the language, and lonely for his fiancee Jean, John faces suspicion, distrust, typhoons, tidal waves, mosquitoes, and other perils of man...