Shebar, Sharon Sigmond

A child searches a house at night in the dark to find the source of scarry sounds, and to be sure they are not sounds made by a monster.

As they help their uncle in his apiary, two youngsters learn about the activities and habits of bees.

A king and queen want milk.

Offers a brief history of whaling and describes the day-to-day activities on board a typical 19th-century whaling ship.

Surveys the history, geography, and economy of Pennsylvania and describes its important cities, government, and people.

A biography of the thirty-second President, the only one to be elected to a fourth term, who began the New Deal to counteract the effects of the Depression.

Traces the history of "Old Kate," the ghost or evil spirit that haunted the Bell family of Tennessee between 1817 and 1820.

Briefly discusses the Cardiff Giant hoax in which people of upstate New York were fooled into believing that the petrified form of a giant human being had been uncovered from the ground on October 16, 1869.

Describes the anatomy, feeding habits, flight capabilities, and migration of bats.