Engaging, simple text details the construction and symbolism of the skyscraper-sized "Lady Liberty."

The story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew who never made it to the South Pole because of terrible conditions but were saved by his determination and courage.

Learn about mermaids and why they were believed to be real.

Offers a guide to monsters of all shapes and sizes, including the minotaur and the kraken, with a review of their menacing homes, stories about them, and the damage they have wrought on humans both on land and by sea.

Discusses the eating habits, customs, and manners of the Pilgrims in the colony of New Plymouth.

Jill uses a map to keep track of the places where her dog Bingo has been burying his bones to save them from being taken by Hulk the cat.

Illustrated in full color. A coat full of arrows...a wedding in the wilderness...men trudging across a field strewn with white skulls and bones - these fresh, new images are drawn entirely from original sources, with compelling stories that read better than fiction. The Pilgrims at Plymouth will give young readers a Pilgrim history that is bigger, richer, and more enthralling than any other now available.

Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, defense behavior, and other aspects of large flightless birds both living and extinct, including ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, elephant birds, and moas.

Depicts the settlement of the American west during the 1800s.