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(0)Mary Packard
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Offers stories of close calls and amazing survival against all odds in natural disasters, transportation accidents and similar mishaps, severe illness, and other life-threatening circumstances, along with quizzes and "brain busters."
10) Working horses
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Describes jobs that horses have done throughout history and the environments in which they worked, discussing the Pony Express, railroads, farm work, ranches, horse-drawn fire trucks, and other topics.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Presents a description of some of the high-tech inventions created since the mid-1900s including the integrated circuit and ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, Robo-Roach, the Segway human transporter, and a one-person flying machine.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Presents brief biographical sketches on four athletes that overcame difficult circumstances to achieve success in sports, and includes Wilma Rudolph, Lance Armstrong, Marla Runyan, and Tom Whittaker. 'Includes photographs.
16) Casos insólitos
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Español
Description
Chock full of strange and spooky facts. Includes multiple choice quizzes.
Author
Publisher
Ripley Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
You will learn some of the ways people deal with grief and what they do with corpses. You'll read about mummies, shrunken heads, and unusual coffins, tombstones, and epitaphs -- as well as ghosts, curses, superstitions, and more.
20) Dog origami
Author
Publisher
Thunder Bay Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From ancient times, dogs have played many important roles in our lives--as hunters, guardians, regal house pets, and, of course, best friends. Learn interesting details of each breed's history and characteristics in the 80-page instruction book. Then follow the step-by-step directions and detailed diagrams to make each canine. The specially designed folding sheets offer two different fur patterns for each of the ten breeds, allowing you to create...
