L Alexander: 656 books

Elephants are the biggest animal that lives on land. They are HUGE! A male elephant is taller than the room in your house! They can weigh as much as 13 small trucks! Female elephants are smaller, but they are still big. This book is a shortened version of our popular “Elephant Seals: Mountains of...

A frogfish is one of the craziest animals you will ever see. Have you ever seen a fish that cannot swim? Or a fish that walks around the bottom of the ocean on two hands? Or even a fish that fishes for its food? Well then meet the frogfish! This book is a shortened version of our popular “Frogfish:...

Giant pandas live in China.For a long time many people thought a panda was a bear. Some thought it was a raccoon. Now they know that they are really bears.They look like a huge, cuddly bear. They have four legs and a short, stubby tail. They also have a face that looks like a bear face.This book is...

The 44 presidents of the United States have served for over 227 years. During that time many things have happened within the office. Here are 14 fun facts about the presidents.Do you know:How many presidents were lawyers?What is the most popular first name for presidents?Name all the presidents who...

Elephants are the largest animal that lives on land. They are HUGE! A male elephant can stand 12 feet (3.75 metres) tall at the shoulders. It can weigh up to 26,000 pounds (12,000 kg). That means one elephant can weigh as much as 13 small trucks! Elephants have four very strong legs. Their legs are...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Manatees: Mermaids of the Sea” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 553 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the manatee. They will find out: What does a manatee look like? How fast...

You know what they are. You’ve seen them in movies. Huge lumbering animals covered in fur, reminiscent of an elephant. The woolly mammoth! How much do you know about these prehistoric creatures? Is a mammoth always a woolly mammoth? Are mammoths more closely related to the African elephant...

A frog is an animal that spends part of its life in water and part of it on land.Frogs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are round and fat and some are long and skinny.The smallest frog is only as big as your fingernail. The biggest frog is bigger than a plate.This book is a shortened version of...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Beavers: Gnawers of the Northern Woods” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1284 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the beavers. They will find out the answers to these questions: What...

Death Valley is a strange and unique area found in the state of California in the United States. What makes this area so different, and what mysteries does it hold? Read on and find out fun facts such as: When do the animals in Death Valley hibernate? Is Death Valley above or below sea level? What...

What color is a horseshoe crab’s blood? What do doctors use a horseshoe crab’s blood for? How many eggs does a horseshoe crab mother lay? How long have horseshoe crabs been on the earth? How does a horseshoe crab swim? Find out more about horseshoe crabs and amaze your family and friends...

This strange, long-necked creature was one of the first dinosaurs discovered, and it was discovered twice! Given two separate names, scientists have decided on the name Apatosaurus as we have learned more and more about this creature. Here are some things we have found out. How much did Apatosaurus...

What does a whale’s skin feel like? How many miles can a whale travel in a year? What is baleen? How do whales eat with it? What is the biggest animal in the world? Is it even bigger than a football field? Learn the answers to these questions, and more. Find out what a whale looks like, where...

Margie stood by the river. She had a choice to make. It was a very hard choice.A man had come to her mother. He had said that he was there to take Margie home. When he said home, he meant her other family.Margie thought about her other family. She had been born in 1696. Her father was a minister....