Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.

Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...

An illustrated summary of the various myths and legends from the native tribes in North and South America.

Crash at Cannibal Valley: When their small plane goes down in an area in Indonesia inhabited by cannibals, Spitfire and his family have their faith in God tested as they fight to survive against all odds. Terror in Branco Grande: Kate senses trouble even before her father agrees to transport "relief supplies" to South America, and when he is arrested, she and her brother attempt to prove his innocence. Disaster in the Yukon: When a blizzard traps...

Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska.