An exploration of the Jurassic time period, when the environment and their own physical characteristics brought great success to dinosaurs, and other reptile groups grew in size and in numbers as well.
Through the letters of a squire of the knight Sir Edmund Perry, readers are immersed in the life at Oxney Castle in Medieval England. In "Battle at the Castle" children just beginning to learn to read will experience the excitement of a tournament, the preparations for an attack, and the action of the battle. Will help arrive in time to save the castle under siege?.
This book describes horses and ponies from around the world, discussing their evolution, bodies, hunting abilities, and diet as well as their importance in history, art, and folklore.