Alexander L : 656 books

“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper.“You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.”“If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you...

The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most recognized statues in the entire world. It is also one of the largest, being almost as big as a football field! The statue is about 240 feet (73 meters) long and 20 feet (six meters) wide. It stands 65 feet (19.8 meters) tall. Many mysteries still surround...

How does a turtle warm up? How long can a turtle hibernate for? Do turtles have teeth? How many eggs can a sea turtle lay in a year? How long can a turtle hole its breath underwater? What happens to a box turtle if he eats too many strawberries? Learn the answers to these questions, and more. Find...

A parrot is a bird. Parrots come in many colors. They can be green, blue, yellow, red, black, or white. Many of them have three or four colors. There are many kinds of parrots. The smallest ones are about as long as your middle finger. They weigh less than two American quarters. The biggest ones are...

Owls are birds. They have a round, bird-shaped body with many feathers. They also have large wings. Their wings are very big. Most owls are brown, tan and white. Some of them are all white or all brown. These colors help the owl blend into nature. Owls have very sharp claws on their feet. They use...

A hummingbird is a bird. It is a very small bird. Most of them are smaller than your hand. These birds are called hummingbirds because of the sound they make. Their wings beat so fast that it makes a humming sound. Many people like these birds. Let us learn more about them. Many hummingbirds have...

Elephant seals are huge animals that live in the sea. When I say they are huge, I mean huge. The male elephant seal can grow to be as long as a car! They can weigh as much as two cars! That is big! This book is a shortened version of our popular “Elephant Seals: Mountains of Blubber” and is intended...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Hippos: Giants Who Love the Water” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1156 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the hippo. They will find out the answers to these questions: How...

Rabbits are small, furry animals. They live all over the world.They have an egg shaped body covered in very soft fur. Most rabbits have fur that is the color of the area they live in. This helps them to hide from their enemies.If they live among dirt and twigs, they will be brown or spotted. If they...

Great white sharks are large sharks that roam the oceans. They have been named great whites because they are big, and because they have a white stomach. Their back is grey.Most sharks, and many other fish, have a stomach that is lighter than their back. That helps them to blend into the ocean. If...

You may have eaten a turkey. But what do you know about them? Turkeys might surprise you. Let me tell you about them. There are wild turkeys and tame turkeys. They are very different from each other. Wild turkeys look different from tame turkeys. Tame turkeys are brown or white. This book is...

A platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth. There is no other animal like it. It looks like a beaver with a big duck bill on its face. It also has big fat paws. It is covered in soft fur. The fur keeps its skin from getting wet when it swims. The fur is brown on its back. It is lighter on...

It was July, 1739. Sixteen year old Eliza Lucas sat by the fire. The room was warm and cozy, but big. Eliza tried to work on her sewing, but it was hard. It was stormy outside. The wind was blowing hard and the rain kept hitting the window. Eliza kept thinking about her plants in the field. At last...

"Well, this assignment won't be hard for me!" they heard a voice say. Cindy Raymond pushed her way into the small group.Jamie noticed that she was dressed in the latest style. Her designer jeans even had crystals sewn onto the pockets in a fancy pattern. Her shirt was of the latest style and...