Frost, Helen

Two Scottish sisters, living on the western island of Barra in the 1850s, relate, in alternate voices and linked narrative poems, their experiences after their family is forcibly evicted and separated with one sister accompanying their parents and younger siblings to Cape Breton, Canada, and the other staying behind with other family on the small island of Mingulay.

Presents an introduction to woolly mammoths, large mammals that existed in prehistoric times, describing their appearance, behaviors, and where they lived.

Presents an introduction to the tyrannosaurus rex, a dinosaur that existed on Earth about seventy million years ago, describing its appearance, behaviors, and where it lived.

Provides information on the physical characteristics, behavior, and habits of the dinosaur known as triceratops.

Discusses the reasons Russian people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences the immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities.

Describes the physical characteristics and behaviors of the large dinosaur, allosaurus, that lived in North America over 150 million years ago.

Describes the patterns and colors found on butterfly wings.

Photographs and text provide young readers with information about water bugs, how they move, the parts of their bodies, and their eating habits.

An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of monarch butterflies.

A description of cicadas, their habitats, life cycles, and diets.