Marston, Hope Irvin

Based on a true story, this book relates the story of Mary Jane Bowser who, while employed as a kitchen maid in the Confederate White House, acted as a Union spy during the Civil War.

A pair of bald eagles become new parents, and together they protect, feed, and raise their new family.

Explains how burrowing owls raise their young.

A mother wood duck gives birth to and cares for her nine new ducklings.

A doe cares for her twin fawns through four seasons.

Describes different kinds of trucks and their parts; introduces both female and male truck drivers; gives advice on trucking careers; relates tales of heroism by "knights of the road;" discusses CB radio, driving incentives, and trucking hobbies.

Introduces hoists, derricks, cranes, helicopters and other machines that lift heavy loads.

While Manta Ray spends her time eating, growing, and gliding gracefully in the lagoon around Yap Island, she also avoids a startled fisherman who mistakes her for a shark.

Explains how farmers use tractors, plows, planters, sprayers, cultivators, balers, combines, and other machines in the production of various crops.

A pair of river otters care for their young and watch them grow and learn.