Terror in the Tropics Great Unsolved Mysteries Series

By Tom Lisker

Tall tales

By Tom Lisker

Includes the stories of Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Davey Crockett and discusses how "tall tales" started and were passed along.

First to the Top of the World

By

Nellie Bly

By Tom Lisker

A biography of one of the first women reporters, whose trip around the world in less than 80 days made her an international celebrity.

Mysterious castle builders

By Tom Lisker

Discusses the life cycle of African termites, cellulose-eating insects living in very rigid societies housed in giant pyramids of mud or sand.

The mystery of Robin Hood

By Tom Lisker

Retellings of some of the tales about Robin Hood interspersed with evidence and speculation concerning whether or not he ever really existed.

Terror in the Tropics

By Tom Lisker

Terror in the tropics--the army ants

By Tom Lisker

An introduction to army ants, their habits, homes, the social aspects of their lives, and how they affect human beings.

First to the top of the world

By Tom Lisker

A biography of the man whose dream of being the first man to set foot on the North Pole became reality.