In recent years, minerals and gems have enjoyed growing renown and popularity. At this time there are some 3,800 different minerals known from all ...

In this book, readers will learn how 130 of the more than 3,000 minerals that exist form gemstones. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully levele...

First book ever published on this little known aspect of German military equipment. Shown is the wide variety of horsedrawn equipment on a variety ...

Is it possible that there are family pets so loyal they return even after death? Some people report experiencing the sensation of a cat rubbing up ...

The forests comprising the Gila National Forest and Wilderness in southwest New Mexico is the largest in the contiguous U.S., the least visited or ...

Are diamonds really a girl's best friend? We don't think so, and neither will you after a look at this beautifully illustrated book. With contribut...

The reissue of this classic history allows us to once again journey into the past and rediscover for the first time the forgotten men and methods o...

From the first Bumper V-2 launch in1950 to the Atlas V vehicles of today, over 55 years of Cape Canaveral history is captured in this exhaustive co...

Nuts make the most mundane foods extraordinary. The added crunch or buttery smoothness of a certain nut can change the dish completely. They are ve...

For those interested in tropical birds and other wildlife, South America is a paradise. From its cities to the shrinking wild and unspoilt forests,...

"I want to gold pan; I want to strike rich. I've been searching for a stream of gold. It's these fortunes I never win that keep me searching for a ...

In Grasslands, carefully leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take beginning readers on a tour of both a prairie and a savanna. Readers...

In Gray Whales, beginning readers will learn about gray whales as they swim in the ocean. Follow along as gray whales filter food from mud and migr...

Cats have fascinated and delighted humankind for millennia. Mysterious and enchanting or affectionate and playful, they immeasurably enrich the liv...

From small mixed-breed pets to devoted work partners performing life-saving duties, dogs are remarkable and versatile creatures, and they enrich ou...

In Great White Shark, beginning readers will follow a great white shark as it hunts for prey. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text...

The Grindley Artware Manufacturing Company made figural pottery in Sebring, Ohio, from 1933 until 1952. With 160 color photographs Mike Schneider g...

Guide to herbs used by North American Indians. This well-illustrated handbook describes 52 of the best-known herbs used by the Indians of North Ame...

This guide is intended to show some of the much-prized rocks and minerals of the Northwest. This guide is intended to show some of the much-prized ...

The Hagen-Renaker pottery company of California was founded in the garage of John and Maxine Renaker in the mid-1940s. They vigorously pursued the ...

In Hammerhead Shark, beginning readers will follow a hammerhead shark as it searches for prey and joins with a school of 500 hammerheads to find co...

The often surprising predicaments in which we find ourselves are personified in this wooden cowboy and his hapless steed. Cleve Taylor takes you st...

Saddle up for adventure with the horse-and-rider sets by Hartland Plastics, the small midwestern company that set a standard of excellence for mass...