Alexander L : 656 books

What animal sees with its ears and flies with its hands? Bats do. They also do many other strange things. Bats don’t see very well with their eyes. Instead, they “see” with their ears. Use sonar to find their way, and to find things in the dark. Find out more about this amazing animal and learn...

Sea otters are mammals that live in the sea. Sea otters have very cute faces. Their faces start out dark when the sea otter is a baby. The older a sea otter gets, the lighter its face gets. What else do you know about Sea Otters? Do you know: What is a sea otter’s junk food? How many hairs a sea...

Huge blue whales inhabit our oceans. Scientists are studying them and learning more and more about them all the time. They have learned many things, but how much do you know? Can you answer these questions? How many gallons of air can a whale’s lungs hold? How many krill can a blue whale eat in...

How big is Jupiter compared to all the other planets in our solar system combined? Is there a surface to the planet Jupiter? Does Jupiter rotate faster of slower than any other planet in our solar system? Is Jupiter growing or shrinking year after year? Learn the answer to these questions and...

Spinosaurus was one of the strangest looking dinosaurs to ever be discovered. What was this strange animal with huge bones sticking up from its spine? After many years of studying spinosaurus, here are some things that scientists have discovered. How tall was the sail on spinosaurus? Was spinosaurus...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Tigers: The Lion with Stripes” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1323 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the tiger. They will find out the answers to these questions: What colors...

Some feet can smell. We don't mean they stink. Some animals actually have feet that smell things like your nose does. Some animals even taste with their feet!Some animals eat with their feet, or use them to swim. Others use their feet to hunt or to dig holes. Even if they don't smell, feet...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Ostriches: Flightless Birds of Wonder” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1138 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the ostrich. They will find out the answers to these questions: What...

A wolf is an animal that looks a lot like a dog, but wolves are wild. You can't make friends with them like you can a dog. Wild wolves also don't make very good pets. They are usually afraid of people and will hide from them or will attack them. How much do you know about wolves? Do you know: What...

It towers over the Paris skyline and is one of the most recognized monuments in the world. The Eiffel Tower has a storied past and has served its city well as a worldwide ambassador. How much do you know about this monument? Do you know the answers to these questions? What is the Eiffel Tower’s...

A lot of people think that bamboo is a tree because it grows so tall. It also has a trunk with leaves and branches sprouting from it. Bamboo is not a tree, it is a grass. Scientists have found that it has much more in common with the lawn in front of your house than it does with any trees growing...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Cougars: Lions of the Mountains” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1048 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the cougar. They will find out the answers to these questions: What...

It has over 160 rooms, 40 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, but only one shower. It has stairs that lead to the ceiling, and doors that, when stepped through, will drop you a story or more. It has 10,000 windows, a number of which are placed on inside walls, including a stained glass window made by one of the...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Penguins: Birds in Tuxedo Suits” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1296 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the penguin. They will find out the answers to these questions:How...