Adam Scott is bequeathed an unspoken secret by his father leading him to a Swiss bank and a priceless 14th century icon. In trying to clear his father's name, he stumbles upon a revelation that could change the balance of power between America and the Soviet Union.

Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.

A young boy named Jean has an imaginary friend, Django, who keeps getting him in trouble and eventually is "sent away," but whenever Jean plays the banjo he continues to feel close to Django. Inspired by the life of jazz musician Django Reinhardt; includes facts about his life.

Asks how dinosaurs might behave badly during a typical school day, then shows that they actually behave very well.

Presents a humorous summation of the history of humanity and our achievements in society, government, religion, science, and culture.

Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we? In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the "human animal." Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds that...