Townsend, John

Presents an illustrated introduction to mysterious creatures, and describes the mythology and legends of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, the Yeti, giant snakes, giant squids, and others.

Explores the ways children and youth spent their time at various points in history, describing play, child labor, and slavery.

Describes the bodies, diets, life cycles, behaviors, and talents of numerous kinds of birds, as well as threats to their survival.

Text and photographs explore animal senses.

"Explores the different steps of crime investigation and the multiple methods crime scene investigators use when collecting evidence and solving murders. Includes real case files and case studies"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs explore animals' super communication skills!.

As Halloween approaches, Neil has a growing fear of the woods on the farm where he is filling in as gamekeeper since, besides the rumor that a big cat is loose, he has also received a warning to "beware the nights of the Hunter's Moon" which are about to begin.

An introduction to the tools and techniques professionals use to investigate crime scenes, describing the efforts of forensic scientists to find and examine evidence to track down criminals, discussing fingerprints, traces of blood, and other hidden clues, and examining case studies that feature real-life, high- profile cases.

"Describes the types of items found at a crime scene that can be pieces of evidence in a criminal investigation, such as hair and saliva that carry DNA, fingerprints, clothing fibers, and foot prints. Includes real case files and case studies"--Provided by publisher.

"Explains how crime scene investigation experts use evidence and science to identify murder victims, determine when and how they were killed, and track down who committed the murder. Includes case files and case studies of real murder cases"--Provided by publisher.