Butterfield, Moira

Text, illustrations, and primary source quotes provide an overview of the life of a typical lady of the manor in medieval civilization, discussing home life, children, clothes, hobbies, widowhood, and other related topics, and including a time line, a glossary, and a list of resources.

Text, illustrations, and primary source quotes provide an overview of the life of a typical knight in medieval civilization, discussing becoming a squire, invitation to the castle, jousting, battlefield tactics, weaponry, pilgrimage, knightly duties, and other related topics, and including a time line, a glossary, and a list of resources.

Explains what DNA is and how genes are inherited; explores genetic developments such as cloning and transgenetic plants and animals; and discusses possible future uses of genetic research.

Explains how to draw machines from sports cars to space stations to robots and crazy inventions.

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about the physical characteristics, habitats, eating habits, and behavior of giraffes.

Introduces animals that live in trees in both temperate woods and rainforests, including squirrels, woodpeckers, fruit bats, tree boas, ocelots, and sloths.

Introduces animals that live on plains and prairies, including lions, gazelles, vultures, termites, lizards, and prairie dogs.

Introduces animals that live in rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds, including the trout, kingfisher, crocodile, and bullfrog.

Provides an introduction to some of the different animals that live in the world's oceans, including the jellyfish, whale, manta ray, shark, starfish, sea cucumber, and others.

Presents various animals that live in such hot places as deserts, rain forests, and grasslands, and describes how they adapt to their environment.