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"When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods"--

"Overflowing with his love of nature, adventure, and justice, Teddy illustrates the life of a man for whom being known as one of America's greatest presidents is but one of his notable accomplishments"--

While traveling to England with his mother and great-aunt on the ocean liner Lusitania in 1911, thirteen-year-old Nate, delighted to find that the Houdinis are also on board, finds himself involved in another dangerous adventure as he and Houdini try to find the man responsible for attempting to assassinate another passenger--President Theodore Roosevelt.

Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rain forest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon. Two of the most celebrated men from their respective nations, Roosevelt and Rondon set out with twenty other adventurers in 1914. Over eight eventful weeks in one of the most remote places on earth, the ill-equipped...