Uncle Herbert the Hare, the best hairdresser in town, has his hands full when his niece Holly spends time at his salon.

A lost little polar bear cub and his friends create a snow bear mother for the little cub.

Billy Bear worries about several things when his mother goes out and leaves him with a babysitter for the first time.

Complemented by full-color artwork and a supplementary reading list, this concise, easy-to-read study traces the evolution of language and writing.

Bewitched by the raven's description of whalesong, two polar bear cubs go in search of the whales, encountering caribou, a walrus, and other animals on the way. Includes a factual page about life in the Arctic.

Explores different types of zoos around the world, such as safari parks, wildlife reserves, and national parks, describes the animals that live in zoos, and explains why zoos are necessary.

"This is a fictionalized story based on the amazing real life experiences of Miriam Moss, a fifteen year old English school girl who was held hostage on a plane hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Front in 1970"--

When one little louse finds a home and hatches a large family in Ms. Calypso's classroom, a great deal of scratching follows.

For decades, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a ghost story about a supernatural, hook handed killer. In present day, an artist begins to explore the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.