This easy-to-understand book tells why and how the Constitution of the United States was created. Simple, attractive, informative....The most accessible history of the Constitution to date.--School Library Journal.

This collection of original riddles is unlike any other because the main words in each answer sound exactly alike, but have different meanings. Zany illustrations add to the fun and provide clues to the solutions. Illustrations.

A person or place that becomes a word is an eponym, and here we have the surprising stories behind more than a hundred eponymous words.

This carefully detailed presentation of how "fruit comes from flowers", from winter's snow-covered buds through pollination and growth to ripening and harvest.

Thirty popular expressions such as straight from the horse's mouth and white elephant are amusingly explained and illustrated.

Madam, I'm Adam. Can you read this sentence backward? If you can, then it's a palindrome -- and this book is filled with them!

In a clear and nonthreatening way, Franklyn M. Branley discusses where, when, and how a tornado develops and what happens during one, and outlines measuresreaders can take to keep themselves safe if caught near one.