Packard, Mary

A child watches his kite fly high in the sky.

Describes the habits and habitats of extreme animals around the world including the peregrine falcon, hammerhead shark, and deep-sea anglerfish.

A boy makes bubbles all day long until he makes a mess and it's time to clean up.

Presents brief biographical sketches on four athletes that overcame difficult circumstances to achieve success in sports, and includes Wilma Rudolph, Lance Armstrong, Marla Runyan, and Tom Whittaker. 'Includes photographs.

Presents a description of some of the high-tech inventions created since the mid-1900s including the integrated circuit and ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, Robo-Roach, the Segway human transporter, and a one-person flying machine.

A dinosaur would help with chores...and pull me through the snow. He would help me see things way up high...as well as things down low.

An illustrated collection of short, humorous rhymes featuring words of comparison and a variety of animals.

Presents an illustrated collection of oddities about the human body, customs, behaviors, the law, nature, and a variety of other topics.

Presents over seven hundred "believe it or not" facts from the collection of Robert Ripley, discussing the sporting life, humans and superhumans, survivors, and other topics.