Packard, Mary

As his family gets ready for the special celebration of his sister's fifteenth birthday, Juanito is afraid that no one will remember his birthday.

Describes six very talented animals: Twiggy, a squirrel who water-skis; Tracker, a dog who acts; Tilly, a dog who paints; Koko, a gorilla who uses sign language and paints; and Siri and Ruby, elephants who also paint.

Presents a collection of strange-but-true animal facts and stories from the files of "Ripley's Believe It or Not," and includes related quizzes and answers.

Collects odd, school-related facts and includes quizzes and brainteasers.

Chock full of grossly disgusting facts. Includes multiple choice quizzes.

Did you know that a cockroach can live for a week without its head? or that silk is made out of caterpillar spit? Bizarre bugs is crawling with hundreds of incredible facts like these. Get ready to be grossed out.

A child watches his kite fly high in the sky.

A young boy imagines animals that could be bathtub companions.

Provides photographs and information about scorpions, discussing the history of the creatures, their physical characteristics, behaviors, habitats, and reproduction, looking at various scorpion species, and including a real scorpion encased in plastic.