Did you know that koalas eat only eucalyptus? That arctic foxes dine on lemmings? Or that leatherback turtles enjoy a dish of jellyfish? Like children, animals can be very, very fussy about their food
I asked my mom if I could havea pet, or even two. But every time I brought one home,my sister went Ah-Choo! When hunting for his new best friend, a boy goes through an alpha
What happens when you expect an itty-bitty kitty . . . but get a lion instead?It’s kitten delivery day, but—SURPRISE. Congratulations on your new LION! We know you ordered a kitten, but we ran out of
In the nearly 30 years since the accident that made radio personality and columnist Dan Gottlieb a quadriplegic, he developed a finely-tuned quality of awareness that most people never achieve: he bec
It’s a bird—no, it’s a paper plane and one of the greatest ever to fly! These 18 models, named for birds, are simply breathtaking. From “Eagle” to “Swallow,”
Kids will get a fun introduction to the letter combinations and sounds that provide the building blocks for so many words. Each puzzle features examples of one blend of letter sounds, such as CR (cra
Five animal friends set out in a raft, and there's plenty of space. Then a voice pleads "Move over! Move over! Make room for me." So they all move over--and no one falls out. But then another pal begs
“Softly realistic, period-style watercolors effectively highlight the mood of each selection...vocabulary or context notes on just about every page, and the book opens with a brief but illumina
A spine-tingling, suspenseful true story of escape during World War II.Spring, 1943; Stalag Luft III, Germany: every prisoner in the Nazi camps had one thought in mind—to get out. The organizat
In the movies, there’s Indiana Jones; but in the real world, there was Roy Chapman Andrews. Some say this fearless, larger-than-life adventurer—who, like Indiana, had a wide-brimmed hat,
Have yourself a merry, musical Christmas! Richard Scarry brings holiday joy to children everywhere with a songbook featuring the best-loved carols—and a real keyboard to play them on. Che
Kids will love it: here are more than 100 of the best word searches ever created! Each puzzle will entice young solvers with a clever title, and all the searches feature distinctive designs that fit
What is looked upon as an American dream for white people has long been an American nightmare for black people. Malcolm X—born Malcolm Little—experienced that nightmare firsthand even as
An illustrated collection of thirty-two popular poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, mostly from A Child's Garden of Verses, includes an introduction about the poet's life and work. Reprint.
“Accessible as well as beautiful...paintings are well composed and richly colored.”—Booklist“Dramatic paintings... provide the backdrop for Othello’s defense
Loads of information are packed into each title of this series about world inventors and innovative thinkers, including time lines, sidebars, a glossary, maps, rare photographs, and world-class writin
Loads of information are packed into each title of this series about world inventors and innovative thinkers, including time lines, sidebars, a glossary, maps, rare photographs, and world-class writin
From a Pulitzer Prize winner comes the story of an unforgettable moment in American history: the historic meeting between General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant that ended the Civil War.
