Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of the blue whale.

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

A brief introduction to insects, discussing their characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and predators.

"Laura and her family find a new home in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the nearby creek and swimming hole lure Laura with dangerous, yet thrilling adventures. Too soon, their life is threatened when prairie fires and other strange events jeopardize their crops."

Encyclopedia Brown, ten-year-old detective, helps his father, Chief of Police Brown, solve the town's most difficult cases right at the family's dinner table.

An illustrated collection of one hundred nursery rhymes, including "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and other familiar poems, as well as "Mary had a Pretty Bird" and other less familiar ones.

A Hollywood actress, who had been competing with Sammy's mother for an important role, is murdered, but thirteen-year-old Sammy and her friend Marissa are on the case.

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind. This is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another...

A collection of traditional tales from many cultures, featuring how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community, and how a greedy pelican gets what he deserves.

Presents tales of horse lore originating from different countries throughout the world.