Limburg, Peter R

Traces the name origins of forty-eight familiar birds found in North America and relates anecdotes, legends, and superstitions connected with each bird.

Discusses the habitat, classification, and origins of the names of various wild animals throughout the world and relates legends and superstitions about them.

Reveals some of the characteristics of the ocean and its inhabitants through answers to frequently asked questions including "What is an iceberg?" "What are the largest fish?" and "How high do waves get?".

Text and illustrations introduce the poisonous characteristics of sixty-three common house, garden, woodland, and field plants.

Truths and legends about the names of the stars, planets, constellations, and general astronomical terms.

Tells the story of the Donner Party, a group of travelers who set out from Independence, Missouri in 1846 for California, but became trapped in a snowstorm in the Sierra Mountains, resulting in the deaths of many people, and forcing the others to resort to cannibalism to survive.

Describes the characteristics of poison ivy and its relatives, poison oak and poison sumac, discussing their effect on man and methods of treatment after exposure.

Presents definitions and the historical background of words associated with Halloween.

Shows how language evolves by relating the histories of words associated with seven different topics.