Introduces readers to the natural habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and enemies of the blue-ringed octopus. Features habitat maps, fact boxes, a glossary, and a list of resources for further study.
Provides simple profiles of dinosaurs that used sharp claws as a defense mechanism against predators, and features the deinonychus, the velociraptor, the microraptor, and others; and also describes where and when they lived.
Provides an introduction to Jack Russell terriers that discusses the breed's history, physical characteristics and behaviors and looks at Jack Russell terriers in popular culture.
Provides an introduction to Dachshunds that discusses the breed's history, physical characteristics, and behaviors and looks at Dachshunds in popular culture.
Describes the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen in Egypt by Howard Carter in the 1920s, discussing the treasures found there and the mysterious deaths of some of the discoverers soon after the tomb was opened.