Strawberry Shortcake and her pals each have a special filly friend that need lots of love and care, such as brushing their long manes and tucking them in with their special blankets at the end of a fun day. Original.
When George Washington was eleven years old, he wanted nothing more than to visit his brother who lived many miles away. George's mother would not allow him to go, but George thought of a clever way to convince her. His first victory wasn't as grand as leading the troops during the Revolutionary War, but it showed the determined type of man he was to become.
One day while young Tom Edison hands out sandwiches on the Mt. Clemens railroad platform, he sees the station telegraph operator's son, Jimmy, playing on the track. When a boxcar comes rolling toward Jimmy at top speed, it's Tom to the rescue -- and the deed is rewarded with some telegraph lessons that will change Tom's life forever.
Harry Houdini was a great escape artist, but perhaps his greatest trick was becoming the famous magician that we have come to know. As a child, Houdini worked hard--and even quit school--to help support his family. But his dream always was to become a great magician and performer. He practiced day and night, thinking up new tricks and more and more dangerous stunts. His intense ambition paid of…
Lulu wants her birthday to be special and she does not want to share it with her baby sister, so she decides to spend it at the zoo with a gorilla who is also turning eight.
Explains the differences and similarities between whales and dolphins, describes their various physicial characteristics, and provides Internet sites for further research.
They thought it couldn't get any worse. They were wrong. Being shipwrecked on a jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific was bad enough. But now that Carter, Vanessa, Buzz and Jane have lost their boat--and almost everything on board--to another violent storm, it's like starting over. That means finding food and shelter, making fire for the first time, dealing with the wild boars tha…
This brilliant book contains the answers to lots of questions kids ask, as well as some they haven t even thought of yet. Covering everything from where monkeys and apes live and what they eat, to the monkey with a huge nose and why chimps use sticks, this book is ideal for younger readers. The fun questions are clearly answered and fantastic illustrations help explain things further. Throughou…
Awesome Ancient Animals follows the evolution of animals. Huge Hunters Roam the Earth takes you back to the Tertiary Period. During this time, great open plains of grass formed. Mammals from this time developed long legs to suit this new environment.