L Alexander: 656 books

Kendall and Jamie Broderick are visiting a wilderness cabin with their father. After a day spent exploring, suddenly something is wrong. The weather and fog closes in around them, and the water of Sutter's Swamp seems to be working hard to keep them from getting back to their cabin. They finally make...

“Hey, can you guys help me?” Jamie and Kendall looked up from their homework at the boy that their mom had let into the house. “Do we know you?” Jamie asked him. The boy looked embarrassed to be there. “I’m Steve Richards. My little sister is Sara Richards. She says you guys are good detectives....

“I just wanted to run a case by you. I’m hoping that talking about it will give me a lead,” Officer Hall asked. A moment later they were in the kitchen and Jamie was popping some popcorn in the microwave. Kendall got them each a glass of milk. When the popcorn was done, they settled around the...

Often considered one of the greatest speeches given by a president, the Gettysburg Address is one of Abraham Lincoln's most well known speeches. Delivered on November 19, 1863, the speech was given at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg. The bitter Civil War had divided...

News coverage of law can be a daunting task for any journalist, especially in a time when public interest in media coverage of the courts has greatly intensified. The second edition of Covering the Courts provides the most up-to-date resources for journalists and students. Detailed descriptions of...

An alligator (often called a gator) looks a lot like a huge lizard. They have thick, hard skin across the top of their body. This skin is greenish brown in color. It is covered with bony plates. These plates help keep the gator safe. They are just like a turtle's shell. The skin on their belly is...

"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...

A reindeer is a fur covered animal. Reindeer look like the animals that are said to pull Santa’s sleigh, but they don’t have shiny noses, and they can’t fly! Reindeer are often called caribou. In some parts of the world they are called reindeer. In other parts they are called caribou. In some...

Lions are big cats. They have tawny fur. Tawny means yellowish brown in color. Some lions have white fur on their stomachs and some lions have tawny fur on their stomachs. There are also a few lions that are all white. Lions also have a long tail. Their tail ends in a ball of fur. Scientists call...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Bighorn Sheep: World of the Mountain Walkers” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1320 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the bighorn sheep. They will find out the answers to these...

Iguanodon taught early scientists more and more about the newly discovered creatures called dinosaurs. As more and more of these animals were found, scientists learned things they had never dreamed about the animal kingdom. Here are some of the things they now know about these incredible creatures. What...

Giant pandas are one of the most loved of all animals. Here are some fun facts you may not have known about giant pandas. Is a giant panda an herbivore or a carnivore? Do giant pandas hibernate like other bears? What do a giant panda’s pupils look like? Which has more fingers; a giant panda...

Meet Miss Jones, the time traveling second grade teacher. Whenever she finds something “not quite right” in history, she goes back and fixes it! In this adventure Miss Jones discovers that the first flight ended in a deadly crash! Something went wrong with the plane and Orville Wright crashed...

“It’s gone,” Jose’s yell interrupted Kendall’s thoughts. “My assignment isn’t in my backpack where I left it.” Everyone turned to look at Jose Gomez. Jose frantically searched through his backpack again. Then he looked up with an angry look on his face. “I’ll bet Peter took it!”...