"How is your house similar to others around the world? How is it different? From tents and huts to bobbing boats and apartments high up in the sky -- they are all wonderfully varied, but there is something that makes them all special. Discover what makes a house a home in this fabulous celebration of the world we live in."--Back cover.

Explores the colorful history of piracy and smuggling, including the Golden Age of buccaneers, Prohibition-era rumrunners, and endangered wildlife kidnapping. Pirates and Smugglers is a swashbuckling introduction to the highwaymen and women of the seas-from the cruel Cilician pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean more than 2,000 years ago to the well-organized and ruthless modern-day buccaneers who target supertankers on the South China Sea-and...

"Discover amazing facts about the human body! Have you ever wondered why you shiver in the cold? Why your blood is red? How long is the world's longest nose? Find out all this and more in this fascinating book, filled with hundreds of super stats about our own bodies!"--Page [4] cover.

"Traces the life of a typical knight in medieval times from birth to death, including childhood, becoming a knight, going to war, pilgrimages, and knightly duties. Includes primary source quotes"--Provided by publisher.

When the baby starts to cry the family try all they can to make him smile again.

Examines the food chain at the seashore.

"Leap like a lemur, scuttle sideways like a crab, and wiggle your bottom like a honeybee! If you're not fond of napping and your feet won't stop tapping, the wild world is calling you ... Learn how to move and groove like the animals do! Featuring 12 animals from around the world accompanied by simple movement steps, perfect for developing co-ordination and listening skills in young children"--Back cover.

This book introduces spring, including spring stories, science experiments, and ideas for making spring pictures.