Discusses how to care for cats at various stages of their lives, from babies to old age, focusing on feeding, handling, cleaning, housing, exercise, and other needs, with photographs and a glossary.
Uses a question-and-answer format to present information about some of the ways various animals, including bears, frogs, and spiders, protect themselves.
Meet Felix, captured in Gaul in 180 CE and taken to Rome to train as a gladiator. He'll show you what it takes to survive these harsh, epic times as he introduces you to gladiator school; the Coliseum, largest-ever amphitheater; battles against lions; hand-to-hand combat in the arena; and more. Do you have the skills and guts to be a Roman gladiator?.
Step inside the lord's castle where Sir Gilbert is training to become a knight. Find out what it takes to survive and succeed in these times of chivalry and danger as he teaches you how to joust in tournaments, gallop into battle, feast after victory, survive a stint in a dungeon, and more. Do you have the skills and guts to be a medieval knight?.
"In simple language, explains the sense of touch and how the skin organ works to help humans feel things. Describes the parts of skin, such as glands and hair, and how nerves in the skin send messages of pain, temperature, and other touches to the brain"--.
"In simple language, explains how the tongue works to help us taste. Describes how nerves in the tongue send messages to the brain to tell us what we taste"--.