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.

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!

An emperor penguin lays an egg on the Antarctic ice. In the bitter cold, miles away from the only source of food, how can the chick survive?

Riveting! The drama surrounding Lincoln's assassination and the pursuit of Booth and his accomplices reads like a taut novel filled with an unbelievably colorful cast of characters. Historical retelling at its best!

As he does in Chasing Lincoln's Killer, Swanson captures the drama, tension, and suspense of the devastating assassination and the determined pursuit of the murderer. This is history that reads like a thriller. Highly recommended, especially for young adult readers.

A riveting retelling of the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Combining gripping , fast-moving narrative and photographs, Swanson brings history to life. A mesmerizing reading experience!

Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Olympic-class passenger liner's ill-fated journey, this title is replete with brilliant photographs and exclusive in-depth coverage including Bob Ballard's 1985 discovery. Illustrations.

Stewart invites readers on a trip to various parts of the world to discover seeds and their unique behaviors for spreading, sprouting, and growing. Rich with comparisons, readers appreciate the design wonders that enable weed seeds, tree seeds, flower seeds and more, to thrive. This is a sensory rich experience that may encourage readers to look at plants with greater curiosity.

Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field.

READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME. The boy listens.The girl is getting closer.Suddenly, there's another sound.A droning buzz.Something else is looking for the boy. The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food--blood--to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body. Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while ...

March is a dynamic time throughout the world. On the same day that it's icy cold in the arctic, it's foggy in Louisiana and sunny in Barbados. This eagerly anticipated companion book to the successful "Nine O'Clock Lullaby" uses poetic text and rich, full-color illustrations to explain the connection between longitude and weather.

In a wonderful collection of verbs, the book presents a variety of activities carried out by a diversity of birds. The well-chosen verbs make for an enjoyable read.

In a clear, concise text and 20 spectacular full-color photos, award-winning uthor Seymour Simon examines thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, explaining how they form and why they die, as well as how to protect oneself.

From lightning to blizzards, learn all about the awesome power of super storms. Illustrations.

Readers can find out how these sea creatures, which have three-inch long teeth and can swim at 30 mph, live and survive in the sea. Illustrations.

These classic titles are now updated with the most recent research with the cooperation and curators from the Smithsonian's Air & Space and Natural History museums. These new editions feature full-color photos, glossaries, reference materials, and indices.