Demuth, Patricia

Describes the methods and materials used by various birds to build their nests.

Explains how a person catches a cold, how the body fights the germs, and how other people can take precautions against getting another's cold.

Focuses on a thirteen-year-old boy who works on his family's farm, caring for livestock, harvesting hay, and preparing to manage the farm himself one day.

Reviews the history of Earth's observation of the red planet since ancient times, explores the results of modern scientific studies carried out by telescope, satellite, and landing probe, and speculates on a future human landing.

Provides an introduction to snakes, describing their general characteristics, discussing the variety of snakes, and looking at where they live, how and what they eat, and how they protect themselves from enemies.

Describes those fascinating insects, the ants, in simple words and pictures.

Recounts the story of the man who traveled west planting apple seeds to make the country a better place to live.

Looks at the physical characteristics, behavior, family structure, and life cycle of gorillas.

Biography of Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates, a pioneer of the personal computer revolution, who has become one of the world's wealthiest men and a noted philanthropist.

Farmer Bill wakes up late one morning to find that all of his animals, from the rooster to the cat, refuse to do any work.