These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…
Fascinating but Deadly Hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and hyenas by David Johnson PROFILES OF DANGEROUS ANIMALS Animals Elephants, big cats, and Cape buffaloes Scorpions,…
Dangling Modifiers: CounterintelligenceCommon Usage DilemmasIntroductionDangling Modifiers: CounterintelligenceMisplaced Modifiers: Lost and FoundMixed Metaphors: A Dollar Late and a Day ShortSplit…
(Encyclopedia) Devonian periodDevonian perioddĭvōˈnēən [key], fourth period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time between 408 and 360 million years ago (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic…
PREDATOR AND PREYANGLER FISHOMNIVORESHONEYPOT ANTDIGESTIONFIND OUT MOREUnlike plants, animals cannot make food from sunlight. Animals have to feed to produce the energy they need to grow, move…
SPECIALIZED FOR SURVIVALDUNKLEOSTEUSEVOLUTION OF THE ELEPHANTNATURAL SELECTIONADAPTATIONFIND OUT MOREThe process by which changes occur in living things over time is known as evolution. The…
People have been collecting precious objects since at least the 3rd century B.C. That's when the Museum of Alexandria was open for business. Through the ages, members of royalty, universities and…
Biggest
Land mammal: African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds and can eat as much as 600 pounds of food a day! Their trunks contain as many as 100,000 different muscles.
Marine mammal: The blue…
