Bill Slavin

When his owners won't share their food, Stanley and his friends get into a boat and are swept out to sea, saying they will eventually come to a fence, which unbeknown to them turns out to be a large freighter.

Stanley must cope with feelings of jealousy and sibling rivalry when his people bring home a new cat.

Stanley, a dog, and his friends go to school to find out what children do in school all day.

Elijah McCoy's dreams led him to study mechanical engineering in Scotland, but when he returned to the United States the only job he could get as an African American was shoveling coal into a train's firebox. He went on to invent a means of oiling the engine while the train was running, changing the face of travel around the world.

During a geography lesson, a child takes an imaginary journey to each of the seven seas, including the Brown Sea which is made of chocolate, and the Pink Sea which has flamingos.