Lauber, Patricia

Explains how the study of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations and prehistoric life.

Presents recent archaeological findings about the first people to settle the Americas, how they got here, and from what continent they came.

Presents facts on where people have slept and what they have slept on and in throughout history, covering such settings as the Stone Age, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome, and medieval Europe.

Describes people's feelings about bathing and methods of keeping clean throughout history, from the Stone Age to modern times.

Examines the work of zoo veterinarians focusing on such cases as a tiger with a toothache, a gorilla with a cold, and a tortoise with a broken bone.

An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.

Discusses how fossilized remains of plants and animals reveal the characteristics of the prehistoric world.

Text and illustrations introduce a variety of eggs and the animals that hatch out of them. Includes ostrich, python, bullfrog, and monarch butterfly eggs among others.

Explains how teeth are clues to what animals eat and how they get their food.

Uses a true-or-false format to teach children about dogs, their natural history, physical characteristics, breeds, behaviors, and relationship with humans.