Dubowski, Cathy East

Simple words, rebus pictures, and flash cards help children read about how Picky Nicky eats her supper.

Relates the bedtime activities of a little bug in a big house.

A cave boy gives his grumpy chief something previously unseen for his birthday--and makes him smile.

At Pirate School, Pete learns to act like a pirate and fight it out, but when he and a classmate find the treasure at the same time, pirate rules don't seem to work.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural habitat of a variety of apes and discusses well-known naturalists who have studied them.

A simplified, abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.

Chronicles the nearly disastrous encounter of a spear-fisherman with a shark off the coast of Australia, and describes the physical features, diet, and behavior of sharks.

Describes the discovery by Alpine hikers near the Austrian-Italian border of the frozen body of a man who, after careful examination, was found to be more than 5,000 years old.

Michelle has been working really hard on her math, but when she gets a good grade on her test, the teacher accuses her of cheating. Michelle knows who the real cheater is, but if she tells, the other kids will think she's a snitch, so she tries to find another way out of her dilemma.