The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. Subplots include the arrival of a sophisticated Boston cousin and the plight of the local Indians.

The landscapes, the majestic flora & fauna and beautiful shores of Europe combine to bring to life the beauty of Europe's natural wonders. Through a variety of vastly different countries and dozens of mesmerizing locations, you will witness this continent and its natural diversity and uniqueness.

A slick inner-city youth is knocked unconscious and wakes up to find he has been transported back through time to 1822 Charleston, S.C., where he is taken captive as a slave.

Antarctica takes you to a continent beyond imagination. Antarctica creates a sensation of truly being there-a remarkable film experience where, through the heartfelt words of Antarctica explorer Robert Scott, you 'll re-live the brutal hardships, wonders and isolation of the first men on this magnificient frontier. Fly a helicopter over towering glacial peaks, Drive through a submerged crystalline caverns in Chaos Glacier, Join a company of penguins...

If all the Earth receives energy from the sun, why are there such wide temperature differences across the planet? Why do we have seasons? Answer these questions while learning about how heat moves through the atmosphere via two basic processes: conduction and convection.

In addition to pressure differences and the Earth's rotational movement, two other forces help to determine the winds' strength and direction: friction and centripetal force. Learn about these two forces and examine how they shape the winds the world over.

Here, you bring together all you've learned in earlier episodes about the composition of air, the electromagnetic spectrum, the condensation of liquid, and the role of oceans in our climate, and use that information to explore two dazzling phenomena: light and lightning.

Shift your eyes to the sky and examine what happens in a higher level of the atmosphere called the middle troposphere. With this examination, you discover two new features in large weather systems-troughs and ridges that occur in areas of very low and very high pressure-and see how these features affect the weather.

In this episode, investigate how mountains can disturb the atmosphere into which they intrude from below. Also, learn how these disturbances can be felt far and wide.

Building on your understanding of how the ocean affects weather, turn your attention to the tropical cyclone, generally known as the hurricane or typhoon. Examine the typical structures of the tropical cyclone, and investigate the conditions needed to unleash these dangerous storms.