Long, long ago there was an Emperor of China whose palace was quite the most wonderful in all the world. But when visitors came from afar, it wasn't the palace that impressed them. Instead, they spoke
Imagine escaping from the terrors of plantation slavery, only to live for years in a swamp full of biting insects and deadly snakes. Picture yourself making a dangerous journey to freedom, guided by n
When a family of wolves is removed from the food chain on a small island, the impact on the island's ecology is felt by the other animals living there.
Because of his humble beginnings and his whole-hearted affection for Scotland and her common folk, Robert Burns was able to record and compose poems and songs that speak to people from every walk of l
Ever since the forest primeval, men and women have walked among the trees and admired their beauty and wondered at their size. How big are these magnificent things, anyway? We moderns are wont to meas
Traces the life of a baby sloth from birth to six months old, providing information about the sloth's physical growth and developmental characteristics.
Spreading across the top of North America from Alaska to Newfoundland, and sweeping across the breadth of Russia to the fjords of western Scandinavia is the great northern forest.An immense swatch of
A compilation of Native-American song-poems interwoven with narrative histories collected from multiple tribes is illuminated with vivid paintings and monoprints to celebrate the buffalo's once vital
On the plains of East Africa, the lion cubs are hungry. The female adults of the pride are away hunting, and the little ones are often left on their own without the protection of another adult. Soon t
What do you think a two-legged carrot would taste like? What about a crabby-faced apple? Jay makes some surprising discoveries after he plants and cares for a garden with his mother. Jay learns that n
At long last, an encyclopedic collection of quotations from powerful people and those who understand the power of the spoken word.According to author Richard Pound, dynamic, influential people (and ev