Nancy Allen

"Prosecutor Elsie Arnold loves her small-town home in the Ozark hills, but she's been waiting for a murder to come along and make her career. So when a body is found under a bridge, throat cut, Elsie jumps at the chance to work on the case, even if it's alongside the brash new chief assistant, Chuck Harris--and her latest flame, Detective Bob Ashlock. But when the investigation reveals that the deceased woman was driving a school bus, and the police...

"Why are ravens black? Why do screech owl eyes look red in light? How did we get fire? You'll find the answers to those questions in this retelling of a Cherokee pourquoi folktale. The earth was cold and dark but the animals could see fire coming from the tree on the island. They tried to fly or swim to the island to bring back the fire heat and light. What happened to some of the animals? Which animal brought it back and how?"--

Examines a variety of food eaten by animals. Animals shown include a squirrel, anteater, hummingbird, giant panda, cow, fruit bat, and an ostrich.

Minerals and rocks are an interesting and important element of earth science. Curious kids will be fascinated by a wealth of information about this topic.

Rock identification is an interesting, fun, and hands-on earth science topic. Curious kids will be fascinated by a wealth of detailed information that will give them all they need to be junior geologists.

Limestone is just one of the many interesting kinds of sedimentary rock. This book teaches young readers how sedimentary rock forms, introduces several kinds of sedimentary rock, and explains why sedimentary rock is so important.

"There are many regions in the United States. This book will highlight the Northeast and Metropolitan regions by detailing what areas make up each region, historical and background knowledge on how they were formed, and what the land, animals, and habitats of these regions are like. From Rocky coastlines, to forests, rivers, and lakes, these popular regions of the U.S. are just part of what makes our country so diverse in its beauty. This book will...

Two wildlife photographers travel through the Amazon Region encountering various indigenous animals and plants, all in the course of one day.

"Leslie, a young girl who plans to be a dragon hunter one day, becomes pen pals with Komo, a Komodo dragon who tells her all about himself and dangers to his species. Includes a section with additional facts." --