Peter Dennis

"How stuff works is a wonderfully illustrated book about the inner workings of places like a submarine, train station, and a movie set. In each section there is a fun search and find activity to help you identify the important things and people who help make stuff work" -- p. 5.

Presents the legends of the lost lands of Atlantis, Camelot, Lemuria, Babylon, Lyonesse, El Dorado, and Mu.

When a mysterious seafarer puts up at the Admiral Benbow, young Jim Hawkins is haunted by his frightening tales; the sailor's sudden death is the beginning of one of the most exciting adventure stories in literature. The discovery of a treasure map sets Jim and his companions in search of buried gold, and they are soon on board the Hispaniola with a crew of buccaneers recruited by the one-legged sea cook, Long John Silver. As they near their destination,...