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On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping more than two thousand people. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tall flames. As temperatures reached 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit, the firestorm knocked down buildings and carried flaming debris high into the sky. Two trains-one with every single car on fire-became the only...

From the hush of an old-growth forest to the hiss of wheat fields whipped by the wind, WASHINGTON: PORTRAIT OF A STATE stimulates the senses with radiant images from photographer JOHN MARSHALL. From the florescent green and pink of a rhododendron lighting up the shadowy woodlands of Olympic National Park to the bustling fun and commerce of Seattle's famous Pike Place Market, from the soaring peaks of Mounts Baker and Rainier to the crisp apple orchards...

When Hanna Hippo gets hiccups on her way to enjoy some hot huckleberry muffins after school, her friends Homer Hog and Hilda Hen try to help.

Teacher Alpha Betty demonstrates new ways of dancing to Dilly Dog so that Dilly can continue to dance without creating mishaps.

Winning Hearts...Winning Wings is the story of the first nonstop transpacific flight by Clyde Pangborn. Clyde Edward Pangborn, also known as "Upside-Down Pangborn," was an American aviator and barnstormer who performed aerial stunts in the 1920s. In 1931 Pangborn and co-pilot Hugh Herndon Jr. flew their plane, Miss Veedol, on the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean. "When the history of aciation is written, if there is any place in it for...

Unicorn and Yeti run into each other (literally) while looking for sparkly things, and despite some differences, (for instance Unicorn is magic, Yeti is not, Yeti likes snowball fights, Unicorn can not throw snowballs)--the two become friends over a shared love of hot chocolate with rainbow sprinkles.