James Vance Marshall

The sole survivor of a 1942 World War II mission to the Antarctic shares his extraordinary story of survival after a German U-boat nearly destroyed their encampment.

The account of a boy and his father in their struggles to understand each other superimposed against a sea adventure and a search for a great whale.

To Jim and Tania Lee and their little boy Eric, the mist-pearled island was Paradise — until a violent storm, a fabulous seal, and a handsome stranger brought temptation to their Eden.

Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian desert. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget...

Ten ancient legends of the Yorta-Yorta people -- one of Australia's Aboriginal tribes, are retold here. You will discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what made Frog croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special.