If you see a bird standing on the side of a tree banging its beak against the trunk, chances are you’re watching a woodpecker. Woodpeckers not only dazzle us with their good looks and personality, the
For sixty years, the Miles City bucking Horse Sale has helped keep Western traditions alive. Begun as a way for local ranchers to get rid of "spoiled" and unruly ranch horses, the Sale today has grow
Natural selection and speciation are all but ignored in children’s nonfiction. To help address this glaring deficiency, award-winning children’s science writer Sneed Collard traveled to the Galapagos
A snowshoe hare nibbles on spruce and fir buds high in a Rocky Mountain forest. The hare isn’t overly worried about predators because its white fur blends in perfectly with snow. There’s only one prob
A science writer and avid lizard lover introduces readers to an impressive array of lizards--from the garden-variety Western fence lizard to the Texas horned lizard--that have faces only their mothers
THE BLUE-CHIP GRADUATE shows not only how to make better use of the college years, but how to make the absolute best on one's education.It explains that the most important test of all is how to meet e
After recovering the governor of Montana's famous dog, Cat, in The Governor's Dog is Missing, twelve-year-old sleuths Slate Stephens and Daphne McSweeney head to the infamous Montana ghost town of Ban
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A coin. . . a friendship. . . a fast car. . . and a girl with a secret. . .Author Sneed B. Collard III puts them all together to create the heart-pounding sequel to Double Eagle.Two summers after Mike
A science writer and avid lizard lover introduces readers to an impressive array of lizards--from the garden-variety Western fence lizard to the Texas horned lizard--that have faces only their mothers
There are 6,200 known invasive species in the United States, and scientists are scrambling to stop their unique paths of destruction, which can take a huge toll on regional economies and ecosystems. T
North America’s flying squirrels and Australia’s sugar gliders notwithstanding, the vast majority of them live in rainforests. Illustrated with arresting photographs, Catching Air takes us around the
